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Description: The number of civilians killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the war is 'thousands higher' than official figures, the head of the UN’s human rights monitoring mission in the country said. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► bit.ly/guardianwiressub The official UN civilian death toll in Ukraine stands at 3,381, as well as 3,680 injured. but the UN's Matilda Bogner said places like Mariupol were still a 'black hole' in the UN's data collection, but thousands more would be added to the official death toll once verified. Most of the deaths have been caused by explosive weapons with a wide impact area, such as missile and air strikes, the UN has said, who is also investigating torture against Russian and pro-Russian forces by the Ukrainian military Ukraine civilian deaths is thousands higher than official toll, warns UN ► theguardian.com/world/2022/may/10/ukraine-civilian-deaths-higher-official-toll-un-warns Russia Ukraine war: latest updates ► theguardian.com/world/series/ukraine-live/latest The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► theguardian.com Facebook ►facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► instagram/guardian #Ukraine #UN #Russia #War