Kherson region
On Ocbtober 9, Russians killed one person in shelling, among the injured are elderly people and a female doctor
Russian shelling on November 9, 2025, killed one civilian in the Kherson Oblast and wounded more than 10 others across the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions, the National Police reported
Russian forces killed two people in Ukraine on October 6, among the injured are children
Russian shelling on November, 2025, 6 killed two civilians in the Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions, and more than three dozen others sustained various injuries in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions, according to the reports of the National Police of Ukraine
Russian shellings killed five people in Ukraine on October 4
The National Police of Ukraine reported that Russian shelling on November 4, 2025, killed five civilians and wounded nearly two dozen others across the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions, with injuries also reported in the Sumy and Kherson regions.
Russian soldiers killed five Ukrainians on November 2
Russian shelling on November 2, 2025, killed five civilians and wounded at least 26 others across the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions, with injuries also reported in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, according to the National Police
Russian shellings killed eight Ukrainians on October 23
The National Police of Ukraine reported that Russian shelling on October 23, 2025, killed eight civilians across the city of Kyiv and the Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Kherson Oblasts, with over three dozen others wounded, including those in the Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions.
Russian shelling killed two people in Ukraine on October 19, with children among the wounded
According to the data of the National Police of Ukraine, Russian shelling on October 19 killed two civilians and wounded at least 12 others across the Kharkiv, Kherson, and Donetsk oblasts
Russians kill one person in Ukraine on October 15
Russian shelling on October 15, 2025, killed one person in the Donetsk region and wounded 17 others across the Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kherson, and Kharkiv Oblasts
Russian shelling on October 13 kills four, injures dozens across Ukraine
Russian shelling on October 13, 2025, killed at least four civilians and wounded more than 10 others across the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions, according to the National Police of Ukraine
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.
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