According to the latest UN figures, there have been 1,207 civilian casualties since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, APA reports citing CNN.
That number includes including 406 people killed and 801 injured - but figures "are likely to be much higher" says Liz Throssell, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Most injuries are the result of "airstrikes and explosive weapons", says the UN, with "hundreds of residential buildings" destroyed in cities across Ukraine.
One journalist is reported to have been killed.
The UN has also expressed concern about the "arbitrary detention" of pro-Ukrainian supporters in areas under Russian millitary control - as well as violence against those considered to be pro-Russian in Ukrainian government-controlled territories.
Latest UN figures suggest some 12,700 people have been arrested in Russia for holding peaceful anti-war protests.
The organisation criticised Russia's recently imposed "repressive laws" that impose jail sentences of up to 15 years on those charged with spreading so-called "false" information about the invasion, or discrediting the Russian armed forces.
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