Russian shelling killed four civilians in Ukraine on May 7

Russian shelling on May 7, 2026, killed four civilians and injured at least 52 others. Fatalities were reported in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, while various injuries were recorded in the Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv Oblasts, according to the National Police.

A residential high-rise is on fire following Russian shelling in the Donetsk Oblast

The victims of Russian strikes on May 7 include four people from Kramatorsk, Dobropillia, and the village of Maiaky in the Donetsk region. In addition to those killed, three more civilians in the region sustained injuries.

In the Kherson Oblast, eight civilians from the regional capital, Zelenivka, Komyshany, Bilozerka, and Nadiivka were injured in Russian attacks on May 7. The daily report for the region also included eight individuals who were injured by Russian strikes in the preceding days.

At least five people sustained injuries in the Kharkiv Oblast, including two seven-year-old girls and a 15-year-old girl from the Novobavarskyi District of the regional capital.

In the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the regional capital came under Russian attack, injuring a 21-year-old pregnant woman and a 45-year-old man. Two more civilians were injured due to Russian strikes on the Nikopol and Kamianske Districts.

To provide background, Russian strikes killed 10 civilians across Ukraine on May 6. Analysts suggest that the high number of casualties may be attributed to Russia’s tactic of more actively shelling crowded areas at times when many civilians are engaged in their daily routines.

On May 5, Russians killed 26 civilians in Ukraine, with more than 150 people injured, according to the National Police. ZMINA notes that these casualty data from May 5 are based on the regional reports by the National Police of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) stated that 28 people were reportedly killed and 194 injured on 5 May alone in a wave of attacks by the Russian Federation, bringing the reported civilian toll across Ukraine since 1 May to at least 70 killed and more than 500 injured. 

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