Russian attack on Kupiansk injures 2
The State Emergency Service said that Russian strikes hit the center of the city, causing damage and starting fires in residential buildings.
Civilian casualties
Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast kill 2, injure 8
Governor Vadym Filashkin did not provide any more details on the casualties or the nature of the Russian attacks.
Russian strike on Sumy injures at least 3
Russian attack on the regional center of Sumy injured at least three, causing severe damage to civilian infrastructure, local military administration reported on April 12.
Russian shelling of Kharkiv Oblast village kills 1, injures 2
A Russian artillery attack against the Kupiansk district in Kharkiv Oblast on April 12 killed a 64-year-old man and injured two more people, the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office said.
Russian attacks kill 5, injure 13 over past day
Russian forces launched attacks against 11 of Ukraine's oblasts over the past day, killing five people and injuring at least 13 more, regional authorities said early on April 12.
Update: Death toll of Russia's April 10 attack on Odesa Oblast rises to 6
The death toll of a Russian missile strike against Odesa Oblast on April 10 has risen to six after an injured 56-year-old man died in the hospital, the Prosecutor General's Office said on April 12.
UN assistant secretary-general: Russia's war 'existential threat to the people of Ukraine'
"Since our last briefing to this Council almost a month ago, Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and towns have become a daily destructive pattern. This includes intense and systematic targeting of Ukrainian energy infrastructure across the country," U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca said.
Death toll from Russian attack on Mykolaiv rises to 5
A man who was injured in a Russian attack on Mykolaiv on April 11 has died in hospital, Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitalii Kim reported on April 12, bringing the death toll from the attack to 5.
‘Why does everyone have 2 legs but me?’ Children learn to live with prosthetics after being injured by Russia's war
Eleven-year-old Oleksandr Reshetniak from Kharkiv Oblast still vividly remembers holding the stump of his torn-off leg, trying to stop the bleeding. On Jan. 17, Oleksandr and his 13-year-old cousin Alina were heading to a grocery store in his native village of Malyi Burluk, near Kupiansk, in the east of Kharkiv
Update: Death toll of Russia's April 10 attack on Odesa Oblast rises to 5
The death toll of a Russian missile strike against Odesa Oblast on April 10 has risen to five after an injured man died in the hospital, the Prosecutor General's Office said on April 11.
UPDATED: Russian attack on Mykolaiv kills 4, injures 5
A Russian attack against Mykolaiv on April 11 killed two people and injured four, Governor Vitalii Kim reported.
Governor: Russian missile attack on Odesa kills 4, including 10-year-old girl
Russian forces struck the Odesa area on the evening of April 10, killing four people, including a 10-year-old girl, and wounding another 14, according to the latest update by Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper.
UN says more than 600 Ukrainian civilians killed or injured in March, up 20% from February
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the HRMMU said that at least 10,810 civilians have been killed and at least 20,556 injured.
UPDATED: Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast kills 3, including child, injures 3
Russia struck the villages of Lyptsi and Mala Danylivka and the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, killing a child and injuring at least three people, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on April 10.
Update: Russian attack on Kostiantynivka on April 9 kills 3, including child
Ukraine's State Emergency Service retrieved two more bodies under the rubble of an apartment building following a Russian strike on the city of Kostiantynivka on April 9 in Donetsk Oblast, raising the death toll to three, the service said on April 10.
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine reportedly hits aviation training center in Russia's Voronezh Oblast
Key developments on April 9: * Ukraine hits aviation training center in Russia's Voronezh Oblast, source says * Russian attacks against 3 Ukrainian regions kill 2, injure 10 * Germany to deliver 20 additional armored vehicles to Ukraine * IAEA: Drone attack reported on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant's training center * Prosecutors investigating executions of
Governor: Russian attack against Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast injures 3
Russian forces struck the outskirts of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast, injuring three people, Governor Vadym Filaskhin reported on April 9.
Governor: Russian attack on Chernihiv Oblast town kills woman
A Russian attack on the town of Semenivka in Chernihiv Oblast killed a woman on April 8, Governor Viacheslav Chaus reported.
Update: 16 injured in Russian April 8 attack on Poltava Oblast
The number of injured following a Russian missile attack against Poltava Oblast on April 8 has risen to 16, including four children aged between five and 11, Governor Filip Pronin said on April 9.
Police: Russian soldier suspected of torturing civilians in Mykolaiv Oblast identified
The National Police in Mykolaiv Oblast identified a 28-year-old Russian military mechanic from the 205th Motorized Infantry Brigade, who reportedly tortured civilians, the police said on April 8.
Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day kill 7, injure 36, including children
A Russian missile strike against an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia on April 8 killed four people and injured eight, Governor Ivan Fedorov said. Thirteen cities and villages were attacked in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in total.
Governor: Russian attack on Poltava Oblast kills 1, injures 10, including 3 children
Russian forces struck a residential building in Poltava Oblast late on April 8, killing one person and wounding 10 more, including three children, Governor Filip Pronin reported.
Authorities: Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast kill 1, injure 5, including teenage girl
Russian attacks against Chasiv Yar and Selydove in Donetsk Oblast killed one person and wounded five more, including a teenage girl, regional authorities reported on April 8.
UPDATED: 3 killed, 8 injured in Russian attack on industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia
A Russian missile attack on an industrial facility in the city of Zaporizhzhia killed three people and wounded eight more on April 8, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 9 over past day
Russian "kamikaze" drones attacked a critical infrastructure facility in Zhytomyr Oblast, the regional military administration said. The Zviahel City Council reported a "direct threat of air pollution" as a result of the attack, urging residents to stay indoors and close their windows. No casualties were reported.
Russia renews missile attacks on Kharkiv
Two attacks were reported so far on April 7, with most targets remaining undisclosed. One civilian was reported wounded so far.
85-year-old woman killed as Russia strikes Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast with aerial bomb, authorities report
A woman was found dead under the rubble of a four-story apartment building struck by a Russian aerial bomb in the city of Kupiansk in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, the State Emergency Service reported on April 7.
Russia attacks 9 communities in Sumy Oblast
Russian forces struck nine communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast in 21 separate attacks throughout the day, the regional administration reported on April 6. Close to 80 explosions were reported in Sumy Oblast over the past 24 hours.
UPDATED: Russian attacks kill 5, injure 2 in Donetsk Oblast
Russian troops shelled the Kurakhove and Marinka communities in Donetsk Oblast, killing three and injuring two people, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported on April 6.
Governor: Russian attack on Odesa district kills man
Russian forces struck a utility facility in the Odesa district, killing a civilian employee, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported on April 6.
Update: 4 killed, 23 injured in Russian April 5 attacks on Zaporizhzhia
The victims who were killed included two men and two women. Two of them died in the hospital, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Air Force: Ukraine downs 28 drones, 3 missiles launched by Russia overnight
In total, Russian troops launched 32 Shahed-type drones from Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, three S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Belgorod Oblast, two Kh-101/555 missiles from strategic bombers over Saratov Oblast, and one Kalibr missile from the Black Sea.
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