Russian missile strike hits town of Samar in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing five and injuring 23 (updated)
The Russian military launched a missile strike on the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on June 27, 2025, specifically on the town of Samar near Dnipro, according to Serhii Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration.
“Explosions rocked the town of Samar. Details to follow. Do not leave safe places. Wait for the all-clear.”
Earlier, the Air Force reported that a high-speed target was flying towards Dnipro and urged the residents of Samar to take shelter.
Lysak reported that Russians killed at least four people in Samar. 17 people were injured. Most of the wounded were hospitalized. Two men and a woman are in “serious” condition. The rest are in moderate condition.
Later, the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported that the death toll had risen to 5, and another 23 people were injured. Lysak specified that a 46-year-old man, who was injured during a missile attack on Samar, died in the hospital.
By way of background, the war in Ukraine has not ended 24 hours after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, as he promised. His further attempts to facilitate an unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine have also failed.
In April 2025, the non-governmental organization Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group (ULAG) stated that US President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court was devastating for the institution.
On June 6, 2025, Reuters news agency reported that Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC). As noted, this is the U.S. response to the ICC’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to the decision to open a case regarding alleged war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Washington had blacklisted Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Benin, and Beti Hohler of Slovenia.
The ICC sharply condemned the move, calling it an attempt to undermine the independence of the international judicial institution, which offers hope and justice to millions of victims of “unbelievable atrocities.”
