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To: SJackson
In Ukraine, 5,401 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s attack began in February (this is actually believed to be an underestimate).

This number is probably way too low since it doesn't adequately cover the number killed in the occupied regions: "The city of a thousand murders: Horrifying civilian death toll uncovered in newly-liberated Izyum."
7 posted on 09/15/2022 7:09:25 AM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: Chad_the_Impaler
This number is probably way too low since it doesn't adequately cover the number killed in the occupied regions:

Of course. The Russians have not released estimates of civilians killed. Just in Mariupol an estimated 10,000 or more civilians were killed when the Russians 'liberated' the city.

The number of bodies in Mariupol is overwhelming. Petro Andryushchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian mayor, estimated that 22,000 died in the two months of fighting. However, a person among several coordinating burials in the city who spoke on condition of anonymity said they believed the total was closer to 50,000.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/makeshift-graves-and-notes-on-doors-the-struggle-to-find-and-bury-mariupol-dead-ukraine

Mariupol: Satellite images suggest mass graves dug near besieged city

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61183056

13 posted on 09/15/2022 7:37:00 AM PDT by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees)
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