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June was fatal for Ukraine, 293 civilians killed in Russian attack: United Nations
Samira Vishwas | July 15, 2026 11:24 AM CST

Kiev. The United Nations said on Tuesday that the month of June this year was the deadliest for Ukrainian citizens after April 2022. Russia intensified attacks on cities away from the battle front. This has had a very bad impact. The UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine reported that at least 293 Ukrainian civilians were killed in June. The total number of civilians killed so far this year has reached nearly 1,400. This number is 37 percent more than the same period last year.

According to CNN report, Daniel Bell, head of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission, said that the June figures are horrifying and worrying. This increase was mainly due to Russian long-range missiles. These were fired on residential buildings in cities like Dnipro, Odessa and the capital Kiev. According to the United Nations, civilian casualties from long-range weapons have increased by 60 percent between January and June.

According to the United Nations, short-range drones will be responsible for the majority of civilian deaths and injuries by 2026 in areas closest to the war front. Bell said that these drones have completely changed the situation for citizens living near the front. Frightened people have stopped buying food and walking their dogs. At least 30 people, including a family of six, were killed in a Russian attack on Kiev on July 2.


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