Russian forces conducted a large-scale aerial assault on Ukrainian territory during the night of 25 June, deploying 71 drones of various types against multiple regions, according to Ukraine’s Air Force. The attacks resulted in civilian casualties and significant damage to residential areas across three oblasts.

Military officials reported neutralizing 52 of the 71 attacking drones across eastern, northern, and southern regions of the country.

Defense forces destroyed 32 drones through direct engagement, while electronic warfare systems suppressed or caused the loss of an additional 20 unmanned aircraft.

Russian attack injures nine civilians in Kharkiv 

The eastern city of Kharkiv experienced explosions during the overnight assault, with Russian strike drones targeting civilian enterprises and residential areas, according to Head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.

Drone strikes hit a civilian enterprise in the city’s Kyiv district, while the Shevchenkivskyi district saw a three-story residential building catch fire. Additional fires erupted in two residential buildings, though one of the affected structures remained unoccupied.

In the Kharkiv Oblast city of Kupiansk, a guided aerial bomb strike damaged a nine-story residential building and injured five civilians, who are receiving medical treatment.

Regional officials reported that during the previous 24-hour period, Russian attacks affected Kharkiv city and five settlements throughout the oblasts, resulting in nine civilian injuries.

Zaporizhzhia experiences 469 strikes in last 24 hours

Russian forces launched four separate strikes against the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia after midnight, targeting private residential sectors and causing injuries to two civilians, according to Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov. The missile attacks damaged nine houses, outbuildings, and vehicles in the targeted areas.

Zaporizhzhia city is located close to the frontline and some parts of the region are occupied.

Medical officials reported that two men, aged 31 and 35, sustained injuries during the assault. One victim required hospitalization and remains in moderate condition. In total, five civilians were wounded in the region.

Zaporizhzhia Oblast under Ukrainian control experienced intense bombardment throughout the day, with occupying forces conducting 469 strikes against 13 settlements. 

Russian forces launched 97 strike drones on Ukraine during the night of 24 June, resulting in civilian casualties and infrastructure damage across multiple regions.

The Air Forces reported that their air defenses intercepted 78 drones out of 97, with 63 of them destroyed by fire weapons while 15 were either locationally lost or suppressed through electronic warfare systems. The remaining 19 drones struck targets in six locations across the country’s eastern, southern, and northern regions.

Attack on Sumy: Russia kills people in their sleep 

The most severe casualties occurred in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast, where three people died after Russian drones targeted the Verkhniosyrovatska community around midnight, according to the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hryhorov.

Among the dead were a 5-year-old boy, a 52-year-old man, and an 84-year-old woman, regional prosecutors confirmed. Six others sustained injuries, including two 17-year-old girls and a 12-year-old boy. Emergency workers retrieved bodies from the rubble of destroyed buildings.

“The strike took the lives of people from different families. They all lived on the same street. They went to sleep in their homes. But Russian drones interrupted their sleep — forever,” Hryhorov stated.

The attack destroyed seven residential buildings and damaged 22 houses along with six vehicles. Three additional people were pulled from debris, with one person hospitalized in critical condition. Regional authorities reported 18 people were wounded across Sumy Oblast during the 24-hour period.

Russia injures civilians, damages homes in Kharkiv

In Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, enemy drones struck three locations during the overnight assault, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. Seven Shahed-type drones targeted the city, with one failing to detonate upon impact.

The strikes injured four people, including a 15-year-old girl who sought medical attention. 

Infrastructure damage in Kharkiv included 17 private homes, a hospital, a civilian enterprise, six automobiles, electrical networks, utility buildings, and a garage. Additionally, a 65-year-old woman was wounded in Ivashky village within the broader Kharkiv Oblast.