: Ukraine: More than 14,000 casualties to date but ‘actual numbers are likely considerably higher #IndiaNEWS #International Nearly 5,800 people have been killed in the conflict in Ukraine and the

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Ukraine: More than 14,000 casualties to date but ‘actual numbers are likely considerably higher #IndiaNEWS #International
Nearly 5,800 people have been killed in the conflict in Ukraine and the situation of prisoners of war in Russian-held areas is “worrying???, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said on Friday.

Matilda Bogner was presenting some of the findings of its latest report to journalists in Geneva, Switzerland.

#UkraineWar : @UNHumanRightsUA Chief Matilda Bogner presents key findings on the impact of the armed attack by #Russia on human rights in #Ukraine, incl. prisoners of war and the situation in Crimea.
Next report will be launched on 27 September.
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The conflict is now in its seventh month and her team has corroborated 14,059 civilian casualties to date, with 5,767 people killed and 8,292 injured.
“As we have repeatedly said, we know that actual numbers are likely considerably higher,??? she added.
Hearing from victims
Ms. Bogner was speaking from the city of Odesa in southern Ukraine. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission has been in the country since 2014, following the start of fighting in the east between government forces and separatists.
Its latest report will be issued on 27 September.
Other findings reveal at least 416 verified victims of arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearance in Russian-occupied territory or areas under its control. Sixteen were found dead, while 166 were released.
Meanwhile, 51 arbitrary arrests and 30 more cases that may amount to enforced disappearance were perpetrated by Ukrainian law enforcement bodies.
Status of prisoners of war
The Mission has also documented a range of violations against prisoners of war. While staff have been granted unimpeded access to places of internment and detention in Ukrainian-controlled territory, Russia has not provided access to prisoners of war held on its territory or in territory under occupation.
“This is all the more worrying since we have documented that prisoners of war in the power of the Russian Federation and held by the Russian Federation’s armed forces or by affiliated armed groups have suffered torture and ill-treatment, and in some places of detention lack adequate food, water, healthcare and sanitation,??? said Ms. Bogner.
They have also been informed of the dire health situation at the penal colony in Olenivka, located in the east.
Many Ukrainian prisoners of war there are reportedly suffering from hepatitis A, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. Additionally, many have not been allowed to contact their relatives, depriving their families of the right to know what has happened to them.