Kherson region
Russian shelling killed eight people in Ukraine on October 12
Russian shelling on October 12 killed eight civilians and wounded 16 others across the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, the National Police of Ukraine reported
Russian strikes killed six people in Ukraine on October 8
Russian shelling on October 8, 2025, killed six people and wounded 15 others across the Kherson, Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions
Russian strikes kill at least 5 civilians, wound 32 in eastern and southern Ukraine over the past 24 hours
The Sumy Oblast Military Administration and Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President, reported that Russians deliberately struck a local health care facility with a drone in Sumy, causing the roof of a perinatal center to catch fire. At the time of the strike, 166 people were inside the center, including 11 children and 35 patients
Russia kills 5, wounds 22 in overnight attacks across Ukraine (updated)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia launched more than 50 missiles and around 500 attack drones against Ukraine on the night of October 4-5, targeting Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa, and Kirovohrad oblasts
Russian strikes kill 2, wound 53 across Ukraine in 24 hours
On September 30 and overnight into October 1, 2025, Russians shelled the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts (regions), using missiles, aerial bombs, artillery, and drones. At least two people were killed and 53 were wounded. Residential buildings, markets, a hospital, infrastructure, and transport were damaged
Two civilians killed, more than 30 wounded in latest Russian strikes in Ukraine
On September 26, 2025, two civilians were killed in Russian attacks in Donetsk and Kherson Oblasts. In addition, nine civilians were wounded in Donetsk, 12 in Kherson, five in Dnipropetrovsk, and six in Kharkiv Oblasts
Russia’s aggression on September 22 left seven dead in Ukraine
According to the National Police of Ukraine, as a result of shellings by the Russian military on September 22, 2025, eight civilians were killed and at least 18 people were injured in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kyiv, and Kherson Oblasts
Yesterday, Russian shelling killed nine people in Ukraine
As a result of shelling by Russian troops on September 21, 2025, nine civilians were killed in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions (Oblasts). At least 17 were injured in the Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Kherson Oblasts, according to the National Police of Ukraine
Russian troops killed three civilians in the temporarily occupied village of Kozachi Laheri, the Kherson region
According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers were drunk. They broke into the Gladkykhs' house and demanded alcohol. When the owners replied that they had no alcohol, the occupiers killed them. A neighbor who heard the shots came running and was also shot by the soldiers
Russian drone attacks on civilians amount to crimes against humanity – UN Commission
Recurrent attacks have gradually destroyed entire localities. Many of the victims suffer from the loss of loved ones or of their houses and livelihoods and feel that they have "lost everything." Closer to the frontlines, older persons have been particularly affected, as many are unable to flee, making them vulnerable to risks of attacks, the Chair of the Commission, Erik Møse, said.
Russian attacks kill nine Ukrainians on August 20
Amid discussions about a potential peace settlement in Ukraine, Russian forces have intensified their shelling, leading to a sharp increase in civilian casualties of the war. In some regions, the number of attacks has reportedly increased tenfold
Ukraine will not allow Russia a ‘second attempt’ to divide its territory – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy said that contacts with the American side regarding efforts to end the war "are ongoing almost around-the-clock at various levels, and we do not make everything public."
Russians attacked a child with a drone in Kherson
Doctors treated the boy at a hospital and provided all necessary assistance
76% of Ukrainians reject Russian “peace terms” – poll
KIIS conducted the poll from July 23 to August 4, 2025, using telephone interviews in all regions of Ukraine under the Ukrainian government's control. Researchers interviewed 1,022 respondents aged 18 and older living in government-controlled Ukraine
Russian forces strike Kherson again, killing a man and a woman; others injured
A Russian attack on Kherson's Korabelnyi District fatally injured a 68-year-old woman. The same attack wounded two others: a 41-year-old man who sustained blast trauma and multiple injuries to his torso and limbs, while a 79-year-old man also suffered blast trauma
Russian attack on civilian car in Kherson Oblast kills two, injures two
The attack killed two men aged 44 and 45 and injured an 83-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man, who were hospitalized with injuries of varying degrees of severity
Woman dies after stepping on Russian landmine in liberated part of Kherson Oblast
A 65-year-old woman stepped on a mine, causing an explosion. She suffered fatal injuries
Russian drone strike kills 65-year-old woman in Kherson
Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, also expressed his condolences to the victim's family
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