UN Human Rights Mission Condemns Deadly Missile Strikes on Ukraine

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has condemned the recent ballistic missile strikes that have killed at least 24 people and injured over 300, including 32 children, in the Dnipro and Odesa regions. The attacks, which destroyed homes, schools, and hospitals, were deemed entirely foreseeable due to the timing, which occurred during the day when civilians were at work, on trains, or at school. The mission's head, Danielle Bell, stated that the school in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi was not a military objective and yet was hit by two ballistic missiles, killing educators and injuring children.

Key Takeaways:

• At least 24 people were killed and over 300 injured, including 32 children, in the recent ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine's Dnipro and Odesa regions.
• The attacks destroyed homes, schools, and hospitals, and left hundreds wounded.
• The school in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, which served over 700 students, sustained critical damage and was not a military objective.
• The strikes followed a series of other attacks in June that have resulted in significant civilian harm, including in Kyiv city on June 17 and 23.
• Civilian casualties in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 percent higher than during the same period last year.
• The HRMMU head, Danielle Bell, stated that the rising civilian casualties reflect the severity of the risk posed by ballistic missiles in densely populated areas.

Statistics:

• 24 people killed in the recent ballistic missile strikes.
• Over 300 people injured, including 32 children.
• 32 children injured in the attacks.
• 14 people injured, including 2 boys, in the strike on Lyceum No. 1.
• 700 students served by the severely damaged school in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.
• Near 50% increase in civilian casualties in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

Sources:

• M2 PressWIRE - June 26, 2025
• UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU)