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Zelensky: Russian attacks have killed around 14,000 Ukrainians in last eight years
The A news reported, citing Anadolu Agency, Ukraine's president said Thursday (Apr 15) that Russian attacks have killed around 14,000 Ukrainians in the last eight years.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message that the attacks did not start on Feb. 24 but have been continuing since 2014.
He argued that Russia had turned Crimea into a large military base and the Black and Azov seas into among the most dangerous areas on the planet.
He addea that the world's silence over what has been going on in Ukraine since 2014 encouraged Russia to launch an attack on the country on Feb. 24.
According to UN estimates, at least 1,964 civilians have been killed and 2,613 injured in Ukraine since Russia launched the war, with the true figure believed to be much higher.
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The UN refugee agency said that ,ore than 4.7 million Ukrainians have fled to other countries, with over 7 million more internally displaced.
Source: anews
