Attacks ‘getting worse’: Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukrainian cities — SkimNews
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- Russian forces launched overnight missile and drone strikes across multiple Ukrainian cities, killing at least a dozen people, injuring more than 100, and causing widespread damage to homes and civilian buildings, according to ground reports.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warned that increased military activity near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant "further challenges efforts to maintain nuclear safety and security at the site."
- UNICEF reported at least three children were killed in Radushne and Kryvyi Rih, with at least seven more children injured in Lviv, Kherson, and Kyiv regions.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the strikes and called for de-escalation and a ceasefire; UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said attacks on civilians are "a clear violation of international humanitarian law" that "must stop immediately."
- UNHCR reported residential buildings and other facilities in Lviv were damaged, with civilian casualties, while Kyiv residents like Maryna and her six-year-old daughter Milana sheltered overnight in metro stations after attack warnings.
- UN agencies deployed emergency response teams on the ground — UNICEF provided psychological first aid, case management, and cash assistance registration, while an inter-agency convoy delivered 240 solar lamps to a frontline village in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
- The UN's 2025 annual report highlights broader humanitarian work reaching millions of Ukrainians, including keeping electricity and heating services running for 6.6 million people, clearing 600,000 tonnes of debris, and surveying 1.6 million hectares of farmland for de-mining.
Why it matters: With at least three children killed, more than 100 injured, and the IAEA flagging renewed military activity near Zaporizhzhia — Europe's largest nuclear plant — this attack intensifies both the humanitarian toll and nuclear-safety risks simultaneously. The UN's documented response scope (power for 6.6 million, 600,000 tonnes of debris cleared, 1.6 million hectares surveyed for mines) underscores how strikes on civilian infrastructure are compounding an already staggering reconstruction burden.
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