Russian attack on civilians Archives

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FPV drone on fiber optics hits emblem on evacuation vehicle carrying foreign reporters in Donetsk Oblast

A Russian drone struck a clearly marked humanitarian vehicle carrying Austrian and Spanish journalists at the entrance to Kostyantynivka on 8 November.

byMaria Tril

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Russia launches 164 drones across Ukraine: Poltava warehouse burns from falling debris

Russian forces launched 164 strike drones and three missiles against Ukraine during the night of 18 October, damaging a civilian warehouse in Poltava Oblast

byMaria Tril

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Editorial

Editorial: Russia’s strikes on civilians are terrorism. We’re calling them that.

The pattern is clear. The language should be too.

byEuromaidan Press Staff

Emergency workers in blue uniforms search through debris and rubble of severely damaged multi-story residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, with destroyed walls and broken windows, smoke visible in background

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Russia claims it only targets “military objects” in Ukraine. But recent Russian strike killed toddler born during war and her mom

Moscow's assertion of targeting exclusively military and defense industry facilities in Ukraine contrasts with the death of civilians spanning ages from toddlers to elderly residents.

byVira Kravchuk

A Ukrainian ambulance that was struck by a Russian drone in Kherson Oblast on 13 August.

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Russian terror continues: drones hit civilian cars, then ambulance

Three people died in two different locations.

byVira Kravchuk

Aftermath of a Russian drone attack on 22 July 2025 in Odesa. Photo: SUspilne Odesa.

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Russia launches record 6,297 drones at Ukraine in July 2025 — a 1,378% increase from last year, OSINT analyst reports

July 2025 became the first month to register over 6,000 Russian drone attacks on Ukraine, following June's milestone of surpassing 5,000 launches for the first time.

byMaria Tril

On 16 July, Russian forces dropped the 500-kilogram aerial bomb on Dobropillia's busiest commercial district precisely when employees were leaving work.

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Russia drops 500-kg bomb on city center in Donetsk Oblast, kills two civilians heading home from work

The city is located close to the front line in Donetsk Oblast and suffers daily attacks.

byVira Kravchuk

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Russian overnight attacks on Sumy and Donetsk injury 5 people, including 14-year-old girl

A 14-year-old girl was hospitalized with glass fragment wounds after Russian forces launched three missile strikes against Shostka in Sumy Oblast on 15 July, hitting a hospital and sparking a fire.

byMaria Tril

The aftermath of the Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, 7 June 2025.

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Opinion

“Retaliation” headlines are a gift to the Kremlin—and a betrayal of Ukraine

Three years of systematic slaughter doesn't become "retaliation" because Ukraine finally fought back.

byAndrew Chakhoyan

Aftermath of the Russian drone and missile attack on Kharkiv on the night of 1-2 June.

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Seven-year-old among injured civilians in Russian attack on Ukraine ahead of Istanbul peace talks

Russian forces deployed 80 strike drones and four missiles targeting residential areas.

byVira Kravchuk

Rescuers found one severely injured cat outside the building destroyed by Russian attack on Kyiv on 7 May.

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Russian strike on Kyiv kills animal volunteer family and cats, one barely survives

A mother and her son with disabilities were killed when drone debris struck their top-floor apartment. They cared for ten cats, five of which were found dead, one rescued and others missing.

byVira Kravchuk

Aftermath of the Russian massive attack on Zaporizhzhia on 7 May.

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“Everything crumbled”: Russian massive attack destroys homes across Ukraine, kills two civilians

"I heard a loud explosion, everything crumbled. There were no windows anymore, nothing to fly out, because this is the third time," said Iryna Hlushchenko, whose home near the epicenter of Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia has now been damaged three separate times.

byVira Kravchuk

On 19 February, Russian forces conducted a nighttime attack on a densely populated area of Odesa, damaging critical infrastructure and cutting power and heat to at least 160,000 citizens as temperatures dropped to -6°C (21.2°F).

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Around 160,000 people in Odesa lost heating amid freezing temperatures after Russian attack

The Russian drone attack also injured four people, including a 10-year-old girl.

byVira Kravchuk