Russian strikes hit multiple Ukrainian regions as UN warns of rising civilian casualties

Russian artillery and drone bombardments targeted several Ukrainian regions on July 27, killing at least three people and injuring over ten others. Local authorities reported more than 50 attacks in the Dnipropetrovsk region, primarily affecting the Nikopol district, where three people died and six were wounded. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone strike on a commercial site injured four people, including two children, while another drone strike damaged a high-rise residential building in Kharkiv.

During a UN Security Council briefing, UN official Kayoko Gotoh noted a sharp increase in civilian casualties throughout July caused by escalated Russian bombardments hitting residential districts, markets, and infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautioned in his evening address that intelligence indicates Russian forces are preparing missiles for an imminent large-scale attack.

Sources: Ukrinform