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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has killed more than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians and destroyed hundreds of structures including transport facilities, hospitals, kindergartens and homes, Ukraine's emergency service says.

"Children, women and defence forces are losing their lives every hour," it said in a statement.

The figure provided by the emergency service could not be independently verified.

'Why us?'

At the badly damaged apartment blocks, Ukrainians expressed disbelief mixed with anger.

"They bombed the residential building, hit it with rockets. Many civilians died," said Vitaly Rybas, a local resident.

"I have videos of at least four dead people laying on the ground," he said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-03/more-than-2000-ukrainian-civilians-killed-in-russian-invasion/100877338