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civilian casualties

NOUN
collateral damage


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The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has recorded more than 60,000 civilian casualties since 2022, almost 90 percent of which were in areas controlled by Ukraine.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Humanitarian groups say they fear the operations could be causing uncounted civilian casualties.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Most victims were Hezbollah fighters, but there were some civilian casualties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He specifically called on the U.S. and Israel to end the war, as “human suffering deepens, civilian casualties mount, and the global economic impact is increasingly devastating.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Despite media and UN reports that a drug rehabilitation facility had been impacted, Pakistan's military has not acknowledged civilian casualties.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026




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