Accurate counts have been difficult as international observers have fled or taken cover and the battlefield expands
Just how heavy is something that the U.S. military said Saturday it wasn’t in position to know. The United States, like many Western nations, closed its embassy in Kyiv this month as the threat of a Russian invasion intensified.“It is very difficult for us to be 100 percent sure and certain of civilian casualties, even in operations that we conduct,” said a senior U.S. defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the department’s analysis of the conflict.
On Feb. 26, explosions and widespread damage were seen on the streets of Ukraine as Russia continued its country-wide attack. “When you combine what people tell you firsthand and the images, that creates a pretty incontrovertible case,” Denber said. Organizations that remain in Ukraine said their operations will be limited as long as cities are being shelled and staff members are put at serious risk while doing their jobs. Hodeib, of the ICRC, said her organization is seeking guarantees from the combatants that humanitarian workers won’t be targeted.Those who have tried to catalogue civilian deaths in conflicts that long predate the one in Ukraine say achieving an accurate count is possible, even if the nature of war makes it challenging.
Of course, militaries aren’t always trying to protect civilians. Atrocities in which civilians are deliberately targeted are a feature of war as well, said Neta Crawford, who co-directs theRussia, she said, has a recent track record of indiscriminately killing civilians, including in Chechnya. And that may be part of the aim in Ukraine.
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