Over 5,000 women, girls killed in Ukraine since 2022, says UN

Aftermath of a Russian missile attack in Chernihiv
Residents remove debris from their car garages damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Maksym Kishka
Source: REUTERS

More than 5,000 women and girls have been killed in Ukraine and another 14,000 injured since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, Sofia Calltorp, head of UN Women in Geneva, told reporters at a briefing on Friday.

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