Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
At least 70 civilians have been killed and more than 500 injured across Ukraine since the beginning of May, according to UN human rights monitors. On one day, 28 people were killed and 194 injured amid Russian attacks, underscoring the scale and intensity of violence affecting regions such as Zaporizhzhia and Kramatorsk.
The attacks targeted densely populated urban areas, with bombing in Zaporizhzhia's industrial zone resulting in at least 12 civilian deaths and 46 injuries. Strikes in central Kramatorsk reportedly killed six and injured 13 others. Many victims were engaged in everyday activities such as commuting and shopping, indicating that civilian harm was foreseeable given the timing and locations, noted Danielle Bell, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
Emergency workers were also among the casualties. Two emergency personnel were killed in the Poltava region during a second attack on a gas extraction facility, while medical staff came under drone attack in Kherson while assisting those affected by earlier strikes. The UN mission emphasized the obligation under international humanitarian law for combatants to minimize civilian casualties by carefully considering the timing and weaponry of attacks.
Despite ongoing insecurity, humanitarian efforts continue, with UN-coordinated convoys delivering essential supplies including medicines, hygiene items, solar lamps, and construction materials to frontline residents. Since the start of 2026, about 20 convoys have reached nearly 22,000 highly vulnerable individuals in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions.