The country’s roller -scale invasion began in February 2022 and “This year has seen intense attacks along the frontline line, and huge air attacks, largely in populated areas.“He told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
“In some cities in the frontline communities, almost all homes have been damaged or destroyed.”
In addition, on September 6, Russia, according to the reports, launched the largest air attack of the war, displaying 823 ammunition in Ukraine during the night, including 810 long -range drones and 13 powerful missiles.
Registration of victims numbers
“The damage to Ukrainian civilians has increased sharply, with a total of casualties in the first eight months of the year by increasing 40 percent compared to 2024. In July we documented the largest number of civil victims in a month in more than three years,” he said.
The Office of the High Commissioner, OHCHR, has documented more than 50,000 civilians killed and injured, including more than 3,000 children, since the beginning of the war.
Continuing attacks against power plants, gas facilities, bridges, railways and other critical infrastructures, interrupting daily life and essential services, he said.
Vulnerable groups, including children, older people and people with disabilities, are the most affected and “the beginning of winter will only worsen their living conditions.”
Although Russia has reported civilian victims at much lower levels, as a result of alleged attacks by Ukrainian forces, Ohchr has not been able to verify the figures, he said.
Extension and extrajudicial executions
Meanwhile, Russia has arrested a large number of Ukrainian civilians and military personnel. Ohchr issued a report last week detailing the violations inflicted on civil detainees.
“In many cases, People living in occupied territory have been arbitrarily seized from the street and have remained for weeks, months or even years. In a significant number of cases, these arrests can be equivalent to forced disappearances, ”said Mr. Türk.
OHCHR has registered 90 extrajudicial executions of Ukrainian civilians arrested by the Russian authorities, as well as 38 deaths in custody resulting from torture, lack of medical attention or bad conditions.
‘Entrenched’ impunity in the law
“We also documented patterns of systematic torture and generalized abuse, including sexual violence, against Ukrainian civil detainees. My staff had already registered these same violations against Ukrainian prisoners of war,” he said.
“The amendments to the laws of the Russian Federation entrenched impunity For military personnel, allowing extrajudicial executions, torture and abuse not to be unpunished. “
Ohchr also recorded cases of the Ukrainian authorities who tortured and mistreat the detainees connected with the conflict, including cases of sexual violence, many of which were in 2022.
The UN Head of Rights said that the Ukrainian authorities have taken measures to strengthen safeguards and improve detention conditions, but there is limited liability.
Deliberately suppressed Ukrainian identity
“The Russian authorities continue to perpetrate generalized and systematic violations of human rights against Ukrainian civilians in the territory they occupy in the south and east of the country,” he said.
“Residents face increasing pressure to obtain Russian citizenship to access basic services, or risk intimidation, deportation and confiscation of their property. “
Russian occupant authorities have also imposed their own curriculum on schools and introduced patriotic and military education. Surveillance and censorship have intensified, even in messaging and VPN applications. “These practices reflect a deliberate effort to suppress Ukrainian dissent and identity,” he said.
Ohchr teams continue to follow these developments closely, gathering evidence and documenting alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.
For the report, they conducted more than 400 interviews in 17 places of detention in all regions under Ukrainian control. For cases of the territory occupied by the Russian, they conducted 216 interviews with published detainees.
Appeal
“I ask the Russian Federation to stop all extrajudicial executions, torture, abuse and sexual violence against civil detainees and prisoners of war, and to put an end to all arbitrary and illegal detention practices,” Türk said.
He urged Russia to respect international law in territory under its control; to guarantee effective supervision of all places of detention; and grant full access to independent monitors to civil detainees.
“I urge Ukraine to respect their obligations under international law in their treatment of detainees, safeguarding them from torture, abuse and sexual violence,” he added.
Finish the war
The Head of Human Rights also asked all parties to carry out rapid, independent and effective investigations of all accusations of violations, and to guarantee the responsibility of the perpetrators.
“This war needs to end. The human cost in civilians, and in soldiers and their families, is amazing and heartbreaking,” he said.
“Recent reports that Russian military drones have been seen in neighboring countries of Ukraine remind us of the dangers of the dangers that this war represents throughout the region and beyond. Every day, as violence continues, the risks of climbing and expansion grow.”