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Status update as of 01/10
23,640
UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU)
injured civilians
11,520
UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU)
killed
144,362
Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine
number of war crimes
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Actual numbers might be considerably higher, as information from many locations with intense hostilities is not yet available or confirmed.

UkraineWarinPictures

This is an archive of wartime photos from Ukraine since February 2022. For a selection of photos available for free, non-commercial use, visit our Collection of War Photos.

Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.

Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center

A church in the village of Oleksandro-Shultyne in the Donetsk region was destroyed as a result of Russian shelling. September 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

A church in the village of Oleksandro-Shultyne in the Donetsk region was destroyed as a result of Russian shelling. September 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

A Ukrainian rescuer inside the hospital in Sumy that suffered from a Russian UAV attack. On the morning of September 28, 2024, the enemy hit the hospital with Shahed drones: at least eight people were killed and eleven more were injured.

Photo: Fermin Torrano / Anadolu Agency

49 Ukrainian citizens, including soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, National Police of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, as well as civilians, were returned from Russian captivity due to the exchange of POWs on September 13, 2024.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

49 Ukrainian citizens, including soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, National Police of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, as well as civilians, were returned from Russian captivity due to the exchange of POWs on September 13, 2024.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

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