casualties

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The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has recorded more than 60,000 civilian casualties since 2022, almost 90 percent of which were in areas controlled by Ukraine.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The casualties include Bijay Ghimere, the first mountaineer from Nepal's underprivileged Hindu Dalit community to scale Everest.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Humanitarian groups say they fear the operations could be causing uncounted civilian casualties.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The Wall Street Journal noted heavy Russian casualties suffered recently.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment had been flying in combat for only about six months when they suffered their heavy casualties and reinforcements in the summer of 1943.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein