
Drones now most common cause of death for civilians in Ukraine war, U.N. says
The HinduShort-range aerial drones were the most common killer of civilians in Ukraine in January, the U.N.'s monitoring mission said on Tuesday, highlighting how drone use has ballooned during three years of war with Russia. The U.N. mission said at least 139 civilians were killed and 738 wounded in January 2025, with 27% of the deaths and 30% of the injuries caused by short-range drones. In total, the U.N. says nearly 12,500 civilians have been killed in the war including 650 children - though it has repeatedly said its tally is an undercount since it only includes deaths its teams have managed to verify. "Our data shows a clear and disturbing pattern of short-range drones being used in ways that put civilians at grave risk," a press release quoted the U.N. monitoring mission's head Danielle Bell as saying.
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