Local officials reported that the overnight attack on June 23 killed at least nine people and injured 33 others, including four children. According to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, an 11-year-old girl was confirmed as the ninth victim. m.
and louder ballistic missile explosions an hour later. Ukraine's military stated the heaviest damage occurred in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where a ballistic missile hit caused a five-story building to partially collapse. com, Svitlana Vodolaha described that rescuers initially had unreliable information about the number of people affected, leaving the exact casualty count uncertain.
Earlier attacks on Kyiv have also resulted in significant casualties, though details remain unclear. Kyiv mayor Vitalij Klitsjko reported via Telegram that a 12-year-old boy and a 35-year-old woman were killed in a Russian attack on the city, with thirteen people injured, including several healthcare workers. The specific date and circumstances of this incident, as reported by NRK Nyheter, have not been fully confirmed.
Other regions across Ukraine have faced similar assaults, compounding the humanitarian crisis. In Dnipro, five people were injured after Russian attacks, according to major media reports. A particularly severe strike occurred in Ternopil on November 19, where President Volodymyr Zelensky said the region was among the hardest-hit, with strikes on nine-story residential buildings igniting large fires and causing chlorine levels six times above the permissible norm.
m. The scale of Russian attacks has been massive, with thousands of missiles and drones launched since the invasion began. Ukrainian military officials reported that by the end of 2023, Russian forces had launched about 7,400 missiles and 3,900 Shahed drone strikes against Ukraine.
Rescuers initially had unreliable information about the number of people affected.
In a single attack on November 19, research from seven sources noted that Russian forces launched 476 Shahed attack UAVs and simulator drones, along with 48 missiles of various types. These assaults often follow a pattern of targeting civilian areas with indiscriminate weapons, according to international observers. The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine stated that Russian military have carried out deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets, using cluster bombs and weapons with wide-area effects.
Ukraine’s emergency service reported that in attacks on April 3, Bucha, Fastiv, and Obukhiv districts were affected, with fires and damage to buildings and vehicles. Civilian death toll estimates reveal a significant discrepancy, complicating assessments of the war's humanitarian impact. In January 2026, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported nearly 15,000 civilians killed and more than 40,600 injured since February 2022, with the overwhelming majority in Ukraine.
However, research from seven sources suggested that as of 2026, attacks resulted in an estimated 40,000 dead civilians. Military casualty figures also vary, with estimates provided by Ukrainian and Western sources but lacking independent verification. In December 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 370,000 injured, and 198,000 Russian soldiers had been killed and 550,000 injured.
In June 2025, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated Russian military casualties would reach one million during summer 2025 and Ukrainian military casualties since 2022 to be 400,000, including 60,000–100,000 killed. Ukrainian forces have responded with counterstrikes targeting Russian industrial infrastructure, aiming to degrade Moscow's war capabilities. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that Ukrainian forces struck 76 Russian industrial targets in March, including 15 oil refineries.
International support for Ukraine continues, with key allies providing military aid to bolster its defenses. K. Defense Ministry pledged to supply Ukraine with more than 120,000 drones of various types by the end of 2026.
Amid the intensifying violence, there have been brief moments of respite, such as a temporary truce agreed upon by both sides. Research from seven sources indicated that Russia and Ukraine agreed to an Orthodox Easter truce announced by Vladimir Putin, lasting from Saturday afternoon through Easter Sunday.