At least 24 people were killed and more than 300 injured – including 32 children – when ballistic missiles hit the Ukraineuse regions of Dnipro and Odesa on Monday and Tuesday, the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) announced on Wednesday.
The attacks destroyed houses, schools, hospitals and other civil infrastructure, and left hundreds injured.
“The attacks struck the day the civilians were at work, in trains or at school,” said Danielle Bell, head of HRMMU.
“Timing alone has made the high number of fully predictable civilian victims.”
On June 23, two ballistic missiles launched by Russian forces struck Lyceum n ° 1, an intermediate school in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa region. Although the school year has ended, staff and students were present for administrative work. The strike killed three educators and injured 14 others, including two boys.
The school, which served more than 700 students, has undergone critical damage.
No military objective
HRMMU, who visited the attacks of the attacks, noted any proof of military presence at the school, and people confirmed that no military presence had been stationed there.
“The school of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi was not a military objective,” said Bell.
“However, he was hit by two ballistic missiles, killing educators and injuring children.”
The next day, June 24, the missiles struck an industrial area of the city of Dnipro around 11 a.m. local time. The explosion broke windows in neighboring schools, hospitals and residential buildings.
HRMMU confirmed that two dormitories had been affected, injuring many residents. A nearby travelers train has also been affected – windows blown by the shock wave – injuring more than 20 travelers, according to a United Nations Monitor on board.
A disturbing trend
These strikes followed a series of other attacks in June which led to significant civil damage, notably in kyiv City on June 17 and 23, according to the mission of human rights.
The civilian victims in the first five months of 2025 were almost 50% higher than during the same period last year, with increases generally observed during the summer months.
“Ballistic missiles, when used in densely populated areas, cause foreseeable and widespread damage to civilians, as these recent attacks have demonstrated,” said Bell.
“Increasing civil losses reflect the severity of this risk.”
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