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UN rights chief Volker Türk says over 15,000 civilians were killed or injured in Ukraine in the first eight months of 2026, up 55% year-on-year.
The war in Ukraine is a human rights catastrophe that is “growing and intensifying by the week” and threatening an even greater disaster across the region, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday.
UN rights chief Volker Turk called for a "decisive shift" toward peace in Ukraine, warning the war has become a "human rights catastrophe" with over 400 civilian casualties weekly.