UN Says Ukrainian Civilian Death Toll Reaches 1,119

The United Nations human rights office says 1,119 civilians have so far been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia began its attack on Ukraine.

In a statement which covered the period between when the war began on Feb. 24 and midnight on March 26 the UN said some 15 girls and 32 boys, as well 52 children whose sex is as yet unknown, were among the dead.

The true casualty figures are expected to be considerably higher, the world body said, with reports delayed in some regions where intense hostilities are going on, while many reports still require corroboration.

The United Nations said this was particularly the case around the besieged southern port of Mariupol, as well as Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, Izium in the Kharkiv region, Popasna and Rubizhne in the Luhansk region, and Trostianets in the Sumy region,.

The UN added most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including shelling from heavy artillery and multiple-launch rocket systems, and missile and air strikes