![]() ![]() Protecting civilians is a key aspect of warfare and an ethical and strategic imperative in all types of conflict, from hybrid warfare to counterinsurgency and large-scale military operations where the adversary might be using tactics designed to cause civilian harm. Arbitrary killings, a lack of access to critical infrastructure, and sexual violence have been the lived experience of many. After 100 days of fighting, almost 5 million Ukrainians became refugees in Europe and over 7 million were internally displaced. In the first 100 days of intense warfare in Ukraine, as the Russian Federation shifted from using indiscriminate weapons to deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, 4,339 civilians were killed and 5,246 injured these numbers do not include the presumably much higher civilian casualties that could not be confirmed. Between 2001-2021, 387,000 civilians are thought to have lost their lives as a direct result of hostilities in post-9/11 wars, and many more suffered from indirect effects of warfare such as the destruction of critical infrastructure. The United Nations estimates that 100 civilians die in conflicts every day. In most wars, civilians pay the highest price. ![]()
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