Civilian Casualties in Ukraine: July 2023 Report

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has reported 748 civilian casualties in Ukraine from July 1 to 30, 2023. The casualties included 143 deaths (77 men, 56 women, 2 boys, 2 girls, and 6 adults of undetermined gender) and 605 injuries (239 men, 221 women, 20 boys, 15 girls, and 102 adults of undetermined gender).

The casualties were distributed as follows:

• Government-controlled territories saw 125 deaths and 536 injuries across 137 settlements, making up 88 percent of the total casualties.
• Russian-occupied territories witnessed 18 deaths and 69 injuries across 14 settlements, accounting for 12 percent of the total casualties.

Examining the types of weapons and incidents leading to casualties:

• Explosive weapons with wide area effects caused 138 deaths and 577 injuries (96 percent of total casualties).
• Mines and explosive remnants of war led to 5 deaths and 20 injuries (4 percent of total casualties).

Since the beginning of the large-scale armed conflict initiated by the Russian Federation on February 24, 2022, OHCHR has recorded 26,015 civilian casualties in Ukraine until July 30, 2023. This includes 9,369 deaths and 16,646 injuries.

The casualties were distributed as follows:

• Government-controlled territories saw 21,008 casualties, including 7,283 deaths and 13,725 injuries.
• Russian-occupied territories witnessed 5,007 casualties, including 2,086 deaths and 2,921 injuries.

OHCHR notes that the actual number of casualties may be significantly higher due to delayed reporting and pending verification of reports from regions experiencing intense hostilities, including Mariupol (Donetsk region) and Lysychansk, Popasna, and Sievierodonetsk (Luhansk region).