UN report June 2026 month for Ukraine civilians in 4 years

Civilian casualties in Ukraine reached their highest monthly level in more than four years during June 2026, according to a United Nations human rights report published on Tuesday, July 14. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) verified at least 293 civilians killed and 1,990 injured in June, surpassing a previous high recorded in May. The figures mark the deadliest month for civilians since April 2022.

The report attributes the sharp increase to an intensifying Russian campaign of long-range missile and drone attacks targeting urban centers far from the front lines, including Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa. From January through June, civilian casualties from such long-range weapons increased by 60 percent compared to the same period in 2025. Overall, the first half of 2026 saw 1,396 civilians killed and 7,978 injured, a 37 percent rise over the first half of 2025 and more than double the figure for the same period in 2024.

Danielle Bell, head of the HRMMU, said the data shows an alarming escalatory trend driven by the use of powerful weapons in densely populated areas. She warned that the risks facing civilians are not only persisting but growing in scale and...