Kherson region
Russian attacks claimed the lives of 26 civilians in Ukraine on May 14
On May 14, 2026, 26 civilians were killed in Kyiv and the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions due to Russian shelling. At least 127 others sustained injuries, including in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Chernihiv regions
Russian attacks on May 13 killed six civilians across Ukraine
As a result of Russian shelling on May 13, 2026, six civilians were killed in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Additionally, nearly forty people sustained injuries, including in the Sumy and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts
Suspect in the deportation of children from occupied Kherson region becomes an ombudsperson in Russia
Yana Lantratova is a 37-year-old Russian politician who is primarily known in Ukraine as a key figure in the case involving the abduction of Marharyta Prokopenko and Illya Vashchenko from the occupied Kherson Oblast
Nine civilians killed in Ukraine by Russian strikes on May 12
Russian shelling killed nine civilians in the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, and over thirty others sustained injuries, including in the Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Kherson Oblasts, on May 12, 2026
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
Russian strikes killed 10 civilians in Ukraine on May 6
Russian shelling on May 6, 2026, killed 10 civilians and injured at least 52 others. Fatalities were reported in the Sumy, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, while various injuries were recorded in the Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv regions
Russian strikes killed 26 civilians and injured over 150 across Ukraine on May 5
Russian shelling on May 5, 2026, killed 26 civilians and injured over 150 others. Fatalities were reported in the Poltava, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, while various injuries were recorded in the Kharkiv, Kherson, and Sumy Oblasts
Russian shelling killed 17 civilians in Ukraine on May 4
Russian shelling on May 4, 2026, killed 17 civilians in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, and at least 62 more were wounded, including in the Chernihiv Oblast, according to the National Police of Ukraine
Russian drones target Kherson all day, kill two, wound 13 including teens
Russian forces killed at least two people and injured 13 others in multiple drone strikes across Kherson on May 2, 2026б with Russia targeting buses, pedestrians, and teenagers throughout the day
Russian strikes killed three civilians in Ukraine on April 29
As a result of shelling by Russian forces on April 29, 2026, three civilians were killed in the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions. Additionally, more than thirty people were injured, with casualties reported in the Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Odesa regions
Russian shelling claimed the lives of seven civilians in Ukraine
Russian shelling on April 23, 2026, killed seven civilians in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Kherson regions, and another 24 were injured, including in the Kharkiv Oblast
Russian strikes across Ukraine claimed the lives of two civilians on April 22
Russian military strikes on April 22, 2026, claimed the lives of two civilians in the Zaporizhzhia region and left at least 13 others wounded across the Kherson, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed three civilians on April 20
On April 20, 2026, Russian shelling claimed the lives of three civilians in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Additionally, more than 60 people sustained injuries, with casualties reported in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Chernihiv Oblasts
Overnight, the Russian army launched 236 drones into Ukraine: there are fatalities, including a teenager
On the night of April 19, 2026, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 236 attack drones, resulting in the death of two people, including a 16-year-old teenager in Chernihiv. Several more people sustained injuries
Russian strikes killed three in Ukraine on April 15
As a result of Russian shelling on April 15, 2026, three civilians were killed in the Zaporizhzhia and Odesa regions, and nearly three dozen more people sustained injuries, specifically in the Donetsk, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Kharkiv Oblasts
Russian military strikes across Ukraine on April 14 killed seven adults and one child
As a result of Russian military shelling on April 14, 2026, eight civilians were killed in the Cherkasy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions, and another 62 people sustained injuries, including in the Donetsk and Kharkiv Oblasts
Russian attacks killed four civilians in Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions on April 11
On April 11, 2026, Russian troops shelled settlements in the Donetsk, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. As a result of the attacks, there are dead and wounded among civilians, and dozens of residential buildings and infrastructure objects were destroyed
Russian military strikes killed three civilians across Ukraine on April 5
Three civilians were killed, and nine others were wounded in Russian shelling across the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kherson regions on April 5, 2026, according to the National Police. Additional injuries were reported in the Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions.
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