Cross-border drone strikes continue as UN warns of surging Ukrainian civilian casualties

Russian air defenses intercepted 12 drones targeting Moscow on July 28, causing brief flight disruptions at local airports, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.

Concurrently, Russian forces executed widespread attacks across multiple regions in Ukraine. Officials in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast reported more than 50 drone and artillery strikes targeting the Nikopol district, which left three people dead and six injured. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone strike on a commercial location injured four people, including two children, while another drone hit near a residential high-rise in Kharkiv, injuring one person.

Addressing the United Nations Security Council, Kayoko Gotoh, head of the UN Department of Political Affairs, highlighted a steep increase in civilian casualties across Ukraine during July, citing persistent strikes on residential neighborhoods, public infrastructure, and commercial sites.

Sources: Ukrinform