More than 15,800 people killed in Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine: UN

Key points

• Nearly 800 children are among those killed in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN says.
• The United Nations has said 15,850 people, including 791 children, have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the neighbouring country in February 2022. The “actual figures are likely significantly higher”, Kayoko Gotoh, Europe and Central Asia director of the UN’s Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
• Peace talks have stalled between Ukraine and Russia.
• US President Donald Trump has attempted to mediate and announced the most recent three-day ceasefire earlier this month, but fighting has resumed.
• Tuesday’s Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least six people.