Hostilities escalate in Ukraine: 6 fatalities, 13 injuries recorded in Russian attacks spanning the last 24 hours
Here's the deal: The past 24 hours have seen brutal Russian attacks across several Ukrainian regions, causing at least six civilian deaths and injuring over a dozen people, as reported by local authorities on April 28.
Let me break it down: The Russian onslaught has escalated against Ukrainian towns and cities, despite Kyiv's repeated pleas for a ceasefire.
In the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a 73-year-old woman got injured due to the relentless bombardment of Nikopol district by Russian drones and artillery.
Moving on to Donetsk Oblast: Russian aggression took the lives of five civilians and left six injured. Among these casualties, an air strike on Kostiantynivka claimed three lives and injured five more, damaging 21 houses.
Moving to Kharkiv Oblast, a local doctor was wounded in a Russian drone assault on Kupiansk.
Kherson Oblast reported five injured civilians, with four high-rise buildings and 17 houses being damaged from the assault.
A tragic loss of life occurred in Sumy Oblast, as reported by the regional military administration.
Back to the broader picture: Over the past few weeks, Russia has ramped up its attacks against Ukraine, resulting in substantial civilian casualties and infrastructure damages. From April 1 to 24, 2025, there have been 848 verified civilian casualties (151 killed and 697 injured). The conflict persists with ongoing calls for a ceasefire from Ukraine amidst intensifying military strikes.
Now, here's some extra scoop: A recent drone attack in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, hit a bus, resulting in the deaths of at least nine people and serious injuries for several others. Previously, on April 17, two men were killed, and five others were injured due to a Russian strike on Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
[1] Reported by regional authorities[2] Based on data collected from April 1 to 24, 2025, as reported by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Ukraine.
- In Donetsk Oblast, a report from local authorities revealed that an air strike on Kostiantynivka left three civilians dead and five more injured, damaging 21 houses.
- The past 24 hours have seen brutal Russian attacks in Sumy Oblast, causing at least one civilian death, as reported by the regional military administration.
- In the general news, intensifying military strikes and repeated pleas for a ceasefire dominate the Russian-Ukrainian war-and-conflicts discourse as of April 28.
- In the broader political context, Russia's escalating attacks against Ukraine have resulted in 848 verified civilian casualties (151 killed and 697 injured) from April 1 to 24, 2025, as reported by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Ukraine.
