UNITED NATIONS, August 24. /TASS/. The number of casualties among civilians in Russia rose by 119% in January-July 2026 compared to the same period last year, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said, citing Russia’s official data.

"In total, from January to July 2026, Russian authorities reported 329 civilians killed and 2,197 injured in the Russian Federation. This represents a 119 per cent increase compared with the same period last year," she said at a UN Security Council meeting convened by Western countries.

According to DiCarlo, the Secretary General is deeply concerned over the continuing escalation.

Nearly 270 Ukrainian drones taken down over Russian regions during day

Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over Crimea, the Arkhangelsk, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Smolensk, Tula, Moscow, and Krasnodar Regions, and the Black Sea, he Russian defense ministry said

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