The development came while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders arrived in Washington to meet President Donald Trump, who had discussions on a possible peace agreement to end the war with President Vladimir Putin of Russia last Friday.
“More young lives lost and devastated by brutal attacks in Ukraine”, ” Unicef said in an online article condemning attacks. “The final attacks against populated areas. Protect children. “
Destruction in Kharkiv
Images published by the Ukrainian authorities have shown a complex of apartments in Kharkiv with a massive hole in the broken roof and the upper floors, where fires had been extinct.
Kharkiv is located in the northeast of the country and only 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) of the Russian border. The second city of Ukraine underwent a strong destruction and repeated bombing since the large -scale invasion of Russia began on February 24, 2022.
Meanwhile, a separate Russian attack against the southern city of Zaporizhzhia left three people dead and approximately 20 injured, according to the Ukrainian authorities, who said he had shot 88 drones and missiles launched overnight.
A recent update of UN UN Human Rights monitors noted that July has seen the largest number of civilian victims in the country since May 2022, with 286 killed and 1,388 injured.
“Air bombs have caused the greatest increase [and] Short -range drones represented 24% of victims, “said the human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine (HRMMU).
Push of Russian troops
The increase in the number of civilian victims between June and July 2025 mainly took place in areas controlled by the Ukrainian government along the fronts. This indicated the “Intensive military efforts of the Russian armed forces to capture the territorySaid the United Nations monitors.
And although long -range missile strikes and other ammunition caused around 20% less victims in July compared to June, they were responsible for almost 40% of all non -combatant deaths and injuries, including in the cities of Dnipro, Kharkiv and Kyiv.
Short -range drones were the second cause of civilian victims, representing almost one in four deaths and injuries (64 killed and 337 injured),, said HRMMU.
As in June, Almost all civilian victims (98%) have occurred in areas controlled by the Ukrainian authorities. Civil victims were recorded in 18 regions of Ukraine and the city of kyiv.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
