Ukraine's 2022 civilian death toll has eclipsed the pre-invasion toll in Donbass

Russia's "humanitarian intervention" has now cost more civilian lives than the tragedy it was supposed to stop.

The war in Ukraine reached a crucial milestone this week when its post-invasion death toll passed 3,404. That figure marks the number of civilians who died before the invasion amid the conflict that began in 2014, including those who died in the civil war in Donbas. Today, the post-invasion death toll stands at 3,573.

All of these figures come from repor…