In 8 months, Russia has killed and wounded more Ukrainian civilians than in all of 2025, - Lubinets
In the first eight months of 2026, more Ukrainian civilians were killed and wounded as a result of Russian attacks than in the entire previous year. In July alone, the number of civilian casualties reached its highest level in more than four years.
According to Censor.NET, this was stated by Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, during an interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the situation in Ukraine.
According to the ombudsman, Russian attacks in July claimed the lives of 437 civilians, and another 2,610 people were wounded. This is the highest monthly toll of civilian casualties since May 2022.
Lubinets also highlighted the extent of the destruction of civilian infrastructure. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 4,661 educational institutions, 2,671 medical facilities, and 1,990 cultural heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed.
He noted that Russian troops are repeatedly attacking some of the sites that have already been restored.
The Ombudsman called on the international community to continue documenting attacks on civilian infrastructure, strengthen its protection, support reconstruction efforts, and ensure accountability for violations of international law.
"Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure must not only be documented, but also subject to a proper assessment under international law and result in consequences for those responsible," Lubinets emphasized.
- As previously reported by Censor.NET, emergency rescue operations are currently underway at eight locations—in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as in the Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, and Poltava regions—following a massive Russian attack. As of this hour, 12 people are known to have been killed and more than 40 wounded; a search is underway in Pryluky for those missing.
- As reported, the enemy attacked Ukraine with missiles.
- Russian forces struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles: two dead, a warehouse and a garage cooperative damaged.
- A strike on a residential area in the Poltava region was recorded: high-rise blocks were damaged.
- One person was killed in the Kirovohrad region as a result of a Russian strike.
- Russia struck a high-rise block in Pryluky, Chernihiv region. There are fatalities and injuries.
