A look at the deadliest Russian attacks on Ukraine this year
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- Russian drone strike on a warehouse in Myla village, west of Kyiv, on Aug. 29 killed at least 37 — including 34 at an elderly and disabled care facility swept by explosions; Ukrainian authorities say munitions were likely stored illegally at the site, which Zelenskyy called "terrible negligence."
- A July 2 drone and missile barrage on Kyiv killed 31 and injured over 100; Moscow framed it as retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities, and more than 50,000 people sheltered in subway stations during the attack.
- On May 14, a Russian cruise missile flattened a nine-story apartment block in Kyiv, killing 24 in what Ukraine's air force called the biggest barrage since the 2022 full-scale invasion.
- July 6 waves of missiles and drones across the Kyiv region killed at least 22; every ballistic missile hit its target, exposing widening gaps in Ukraine's air defenses and forcing the evacuation of roughly 600 residents from Vyshneve, where Zelenskyy later confirmed munitions had been illegally stored.
Why it matters: The four deadliest strikes of 2025 — totaling at least 114 civilian deaths — trace a pattern of Russia escalating both the frequency and lethality of attacks on population centers. With every July 6 ballistic missile striking its target, Ukraine's dwindling U.S.-made Patriot interceptor supply becomes a more urgent bottleneck for civilian protection.
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