The monthly total also marked a three -year summit, exceeding the June figure, HRMMU verifying civil deaths and injuries in 18 of the 24 regions of Ukraine.
“For the second consecutive month, the number of civilian victims in Ukraine reached a new three -year summit,” said Danielle Bell, HRMMU head.
“Only the first three months after the Russian Federation launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine saw more killed and injured than last month,” she added.
Growing toll
The figures for the first seven months of 2025 were 48% higher than in the same period last year.
Long -range weapons, including missiles and suicide drones, represented almost 40% of victims. On July 31, Kyiv saw his deadliest attack since the start of the large -scale invasion, with 31 people killed, including five children, when a missile struck a residential building.
Short-range drones alone have made 24% of victims, reflecting a sharp increase since mid-201024, as documents in a bulletin Posted by HRMMU in June 2025.
The most steep monthly increase came from air bombs, which killed 67 and injured 209 in July, against 114 victims in June. The strikes struck a criminal colony in Zaporizhzhia and a building in Donetsk, killing at least 21 people in total.
“Whether you are in a hospital or a prison, at home or at work, near or far from the front line, if you are in Ukraine today, you risk being killed or injured by war,” said Bell.
Burkina Faso: Blast strikes near the UN helicopter in Solle
A chartered helicopter of the UN delivering food aid to the city of Solle in northwest Burkina Faso was taken in an explosion shortly after landing on Tuesday, injuring two people.
The plane, chartered by the World Food Program (Wfp), had just unloaded humanitarian supplies when the explosion occurred nearby. A crew member and a government partner have been injured and now receive medical treatment.
The helicopter has only undergone minor damage and has been moved safely, Wfp said. Flights to Solle were temporarily interrupted while the authorities investigate the incident.
Critical operation
In areas affected by Burkina Faso’s conflicts, PAM’s humanitarian air operations are essential for providing vital assistance to difficult communities in need.
PAM aims to help 315,000 of the most vulnerable people during the Lean season from June to August, when families have exhausted their food stocks.
In a statementWFP reaffirmed “the agency’s unwavering commitment to support populations in need and reach the most remote communities with humanitarian assistance”.
The Office of Rights urges Uganda to release the heads of opposition under deposit
The United Nations Human Rights Office (Ohchr) Wednesday, expressed a serious concern in the face of the repeated refusals of the surety in Uganda for the head of the opposition Kizza Besigye and his partner Obeid Latale.
The two individuals were denied the deposit three times since they were removed in neighboring Kenya and returned to Uganda last November.
By rejecting their last request, the High Court judged them inadmissible to a compulsory deposit simply because they had been detained in civil prison for less than 180 days necessary to qualify for liberation, a duration which did not take into account their deprivation of previous freedom after their abduction and their forced return.
“We urge the authorities to reconsider the decision and give them a deposit, and to guarantee that any legal proceedings against them is fully in accordance with international human rights law,” said Ohchr spokesperson Liz Throssell.
Human rights concerns
The United Nations Human Rights Office in Uganda closed its operations there in 2023 after the government decided to end cooperation with the OHCH.
At the time, the High Commissioner Volker Türk spoke concerned about the prospect of the 2026 elections, in the midst of an increasingly hostile environment having an impact on human rights defenders, civil society actors and journalists.
Other UN human rights mechanisms have also condemned laws for the criminal relations and the call for the use of the death penalty for convicted offenders.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
