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Inside the Polish shopping mall where 3,000 Ukrainians who fled the war are sleeping next to empty stores

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The UN human rights office said on Thursday that at least 549 civilians had been killed in Ukraine since Russia launched its attack on the country.

However, the UN human rights office said it believes the real death toll is "considerably higher."

Marta Yatsenko provided translation services in Poland.

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John Haltiwanger was a correspondent at Insider, covering politics with a focus on national security and foreign policy.  John has a BA in History from St. Mary's College of Maryland and an MSc in International Relations from the University of Glasgow. 
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