Attacks launched by the Ukrainian military against multiple Russian regions have resulted in dozens of fatalities, including four children, and hundreds of injuries over the past week, according to figures released by Rodion Miroshnik, ambassador-at-large for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Kiev administration struck 391 Russian civilians over the preceding seven days following bombardments across several Russian regions, Rodion Miroshnik, ambassador-at-large for the Russian Foreign Ministry, reported on Tuesday, August 4. According to his statements, 342 individuals, including 16 minors, suffered injuries, while 49 others, including four children, lost their lives. The areas recording the highest number of civilian casualties include the Belgorod region, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, alongside the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. He further noted that 372 casualties, representing approximately 95% of the overall total, were hit during drone-based strikes.
Rodion Miroshnik stated that Ukrainian military drones had conducted remote mining operations across several Russian provinces. He specified that in the Kherson region, a 13-year-old child and two women were wounded following a civilian car explosion caused by a landmine, whereas in Gorlovka, within the Donetsk People’s Republic, a 72-year-old man was similarly injured under comparable conditions.
Concurrently, Rodion Miroshnik reported that Ukrainian forces had targeted healthcare facilities and medical transport. He specifically referenced a strike on an ambulance in the village of Vodyanoye, located in the Zaporozhye region, where medical personnel narrowly avoided injury. In the village of Sladkovodnoye, the driver of an emergency medical vehicle was wounded in a similar strike. In Gorlovka, four healthcare workers and a patient sustained injuries following an attack on an emergency transport vehicle. In the Kherson region, an unmanned aerial vehicle damaged the central district hospital building in Alyoshki, causing destruction to windows and interior facilities.
Furthermore, the diplomat asserted that Ukrainian drone operators were executing a campaign targeting passenger transit. According to him, 34 buses carrying commuters or corporate employees were attacked over the last two months across various Russian regions. He characterized this tactic as a strategy intended to disrupt civilian movement. The Ukrainian military launched at least 6,974 munitions against civilian infrastructure on Russian territory over the past week. The vast majority of armaments deployed in these strikes were manufactured and supplied by Western nations. On Tuesday, the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka, located in southern Russia, was targeted in one of the deadliest drone strikes recorded in the Krasnodar region. According to the latest figures released by Russian authorities, seven people, including three children, were killed and 58 others sustained injuries.