Thursday's civilian deaths in Ukraine include 1 American in Chernihiv, 23 Ukrainians outside Kharkiv

The United Nations said Thursday that it can confirm 726 civilians killed in the first 22 days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including 52 children, but the "actual number is likely much higher." Most of the civilian deaths, U.N. Undersecretary General Rosemary DiCarlo said, are from "the use in populated areas of explosive weapons with wide-impact areas," including strikes on apartment buildings, schools, and at least 43 health-care facilities.

An American citizen, James Whitney Hill, was killed Thursday in Russian shelling of residential areas in the center of Chernihiv, a city about 90 north of Kyiv, the State Department and Hill's family said. Hill had traveled to Ukraine with his longtime partner, Ira, for treatment of her multiple sclerosis, and he documented on social media the increasing Russian artillery fire on Chernihiv and related hardships endured by residents of the besieged city. "Hill was among dozens of civilians killed by the Russian onslaught Thursday in Chernihiv," CNN reports.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.