The UN confirms what we felt: May was the deadliest month in two years
While the world argues about red lines and escalations, actual people here are living through the worst waves of airstrikes since the very start of the invasion. The numbers are out, and they are grim.
The UN monitoring mission just dropped their latest report, and it is a tough read. In May alone, more than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians were killed or injured. That makes it the deadliest month for non-combatants since the spring of 2022, when the full-scale invasion had just begun.
The reasons are as obvious as they are terrifying. In big cities, it is Russia's obsession with throwing massive glide bombs and missiles at residential blocks, like the strikes in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia. It does not matter if someone lives hundreds of miles from the trenches; the threat is everywhere.
Meanwhile, right on the front lines, things have taken an even darker turn. In places like Kherson, short-range drones have become the leading cause of civilian casualties. This is not accidental collateral damage. It is weaponized tech being used to hunt regular people on the streets.
Next time someone talks about a peaceful freeze, these numbers should be the automatic reply.
Source: UN Human Rights
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