Over 5,000 women, girls killed in Ukraine since 2022, says UN

Residents remove debris from their car garages damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Maksym Kishka

BERLIN, ⁠Feb 20 (Reuters) - ⁠More than ‌5,000 women and girls ​have been ⁠killed in ⁠Ukraine and another ⁠14,000 ‌injured ⁠since Russia's full-scale ​invasion ‌began in ⁠February ​2022, Sofia ⁠Calltorp, head of ​UN Women in Geneva, ⁠told reporters at a briefing ​on ⁠Friday.

(Reporting by ​Kirsti ‌Knolle, Editing ​by Linda Pasquini)