Workers of the Motor Sich plant were injured during the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Zaporizhzhia

Many of the victims, both workers at the facility and passers -by, were killed or injured on the street or public transport outside the object" , - the message reads. The report also stated that two aircraft struck an industrial facility in Zaporozhye.

The number of killed and wounded became the largest, recorded by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (MMPLU) from the moment of attack on a dwelling house in the Dnieper on January 14, 2023, and the most frantic than the attack on the supermarket in Konstantinovka of Donetsk region on August 9. The monitoring mission observers visited the attack on January 8, documented damages and interviewed victims and witnesses.

The team saw damage to an industrial facility, as well as buildings, vehicles and roads outside the facility. "Aviation planning bombs have become one of the biggest threats to civilians in cities along the front line. They are also one of the main reasons for which the number of killed and injured in 2024 has increased by 30 percent compared to 2023," Daniel Belle said, - said MMPL head.

According to the IMPL -proven data, published on January 9, in 2024, at least 2064 civilians were killed in the monthly report on the protection of civilians and in Ukraine and 9089 were injured, more than 1971 killed and 6626 wounded in 2023. The growth is largely due to the wider use of the Russian armed forces.

"The increase in the number of victims among civilians as a result of airbombs in 2024 is the result of modifications that allow to plan, not to fall, which expands their radius of action and allows to cover the cities located further from the front line, such as Kharkiv, Sumy and Sumy and Zaporozhye, "the report reads. The UN reminded that, under international humanitarian law, the attacking party should take all possible precautions to minimize the damage to civilians.

The MMPLU stated that the attack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on January 8 caused "serious concern in accordance with international humanitarian law. " "It was quite predictable that the use of such weapons in the city in the daytime would lead to significant casualties among civilians. It is difficult to understand how this attack could meet the obligation to minimize the harm of civilian population," Belle said.