Russian Missiles and Drones Kill One Woman, Wound Seven in Overnight Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih Attacks
A woman was killed and seven people were injured in new Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, according to Norwegian news agency NTB [220009]. The strikes targeted the capital, Kyiv, and the central city of Kryvyi Rih, using both missiles and drones [220009]. In Kryvyi Rih, two industrial areas were hit, while in Kyiv, debris from shot-down missiles sparked several fires, Ukrainian authorities said [220009].
The overnight assault adds to a mounting toll on civilians, as the United Nations reports that civilian casualties in Ukraine have reached their highest monthly level since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022 [219267]. UN monitors reported that the latest attacks included a Russian drone strike on a train, which killed two workers [219267]. The increase marks a significant escalation in the war’s toll on ordinary people, with the UN repeatedly calling for the protection of civilians even as attacks continue across the country [219267].
The attacks on Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih follow a pattern of intensified strikes on Ukrainian cities, with Ukrainian prosecutors opening a war crimes investigation into a separate Russian glide-bomb attack on Kramatorsk that killed one person and injured 18 others [219214]. That attack used eight FAB-250 bombs, a type of Soviet-era aerial bomb fitted with guidance kits [219214].