Civilian casualties in Ukraine in June 2026 reached a new peak: The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) recorded at least 293 dead and 1,990 injured among the civilian population. A total of 2,283 casualties – this is the highest monthly figure since April 2022. June’s figures exceeded May’s by 10% and were 37% higher than the June 2025 figure. The mission’s data paints a picture of a month in which long-range strikes on major cities combined with a sharp increase in drone attacks along the front line.
A month that rewrote statistics
May already brought a significant increase in losses, and June continued this trajectory. In May 2026, 282 civilians were killed and 1,794 were injured; a year ago, in June 2025, the mission recorded 249 dead and 1,416 injured. Comparing these values shows a rapid rise in the curve over the past few weeks.
The monthly dynamics of 2026 are building into continuous growth. January ended with 167 dead and 767 injured, February – with 195 and 761, March – with 218 and 1,242, April – with 241 and 1,424, May – with 282 and 1,794. June, with its 293 dead and 1,990 injured, became the highest point of this six-month growth.
Dynamics · 2026
Month by month, the curve only climbed
Civilian casualties in Ukraine each month through the first half of 2026. June, with 2,283 people affected, marked the highest point.
Source: UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), June 2026 update.
Long-range weapons and drones
Long-range missiles with area effect and drones remained the main cause of civilian casualties. This class of weapons accounted for 45% of all casualties in June – 126 dead and 907 injured. Most of these strikes were carried out far from the front line, in large cities like Kyiv and Dnipro, where shells and missiles reach despite the distance from the combat zone.
The mission identified a separate trend near the front line. Casualties from small-radius drones reached the highest monthly level since February 24, 2022 – 89 dead and 588 injured. The activity of such drones near the front line in June surpassed all previous months of the full-scale war.
The rest of the casualties were distributed among other types of weapons. Aerial bombs took the lives of 44 people and injured 280. Artillery shelling and attacks by multiple launch rocket systems caused 27 deaths and 171 injuries. Explosive remnants of war and mines added to the statistics 7 dead and 44 injured.
By weapon type · June 2026
Missiles and drones — the leading cause of casualties
Long-range weapons accounted for 45% of everyone affected in June. Short-range drones along the front line reached a record for the full-scale war.
Source: UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), June 2026 update.
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Geography of losses
The majority of casualties in June fell on the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government. Here, the mission recorded 279 dead and 1,947 injured, while on the Russian-occupied territories, 14 dead and 43 injured were recorded – although these figures are likely underestimated due to limited access of monitors to these areas.
Strikes swept through 13 regions and the city of Kyiv. The most difficult situation developed in Zaporizhzhia, where 23 people were killed and 229 were injured. Kherson region lost 18 dead and 236 injured, Dnipro – 25 dead and 77 injured. In Kyiv, 11 civilians were killed and 112 were injured as a result of the strikes.
Geography · June 2026
Where civilians were killed and injured
Strikes swept across 13 regions and the city of Kyiv. The vast majority of casualties occurred in areas under Ukrainian Government control.
Hardest-hit regions
Source: UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), June 2026 update.
Who was under fire
The distribution of victims by gender and age shows that the main burden fell on adults. Among men in June, 178 were killed and 1,065 were injured. Among women, the statistics count 108 dead and 809 injured. Children also fell under the strikes: 5 boys were killed and 56 were injured, among girls – 2 dead and 60 injured.
Sex and age · June 2026
Adults bore the heaviest toll
Civilian casualties in June by sex and age. The bars show the scale of losses in each group.
Source: UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), June 2026 update.
Chronicle of separate strikes
On June 2, a missile and drone strike on Dnipro took the lives of 17 civilians – eight men, seven women, and two boys – and injured at least 40 people. On the same day, a combined strike on Kyiv killed six women and injured at least 69 people.
On June 15, missiles and loitering munitions again hit Kyiv, where five civilians were killed and 43 were injured. On the same day, in Kharkiv, a repeated long-range strike on the same location killed six rescuers and injured another seven.
On June 28, an air strike on Zaporizhzhia resulted in the death of three civilians and the injury of at least 19 people. On June 29, a missile attack on Dnipro killed seven residents and injured at least 28.
The words of an elderly woman who recently evacuated from the front-line village of Preobrazhenka in Zaporizhzhia convey the atmosphere of these weeks: “Drones were everywhere. Everything was flying over our heads. I didn’t know where to hide. There is a terrible fear there. They shoot and hit day and night”.
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First half of the year in numbers
Over the first six months of 2026, the war has taken the lives of 1,396 civilians and injured 7,978 – a total of 9,374 casualties. This result is 37% higher than the same period in 2025, when the mission recorded 1,122 dead and 5,734 injured, and 114% higher than the same period in 2024, with its 940 dead and 3,442 injured. Over two years, the semi-annual number of casualties has more than doubled.
The distribution of these casualties by territory repeats the June picture. On the government-controlled territory, 1,302 dead and 7,781 injured were recorded, on the Russian-occupied territory – 94 dead and 197 injured. Among adults for the half-year, 873 men and 483 women were killed, 4,236 men and 3,270 women were injured. Among children, the statistics count 27 dead and 259 injured boys, as well as 13 dead and 213 injured girls.
January–June · year comparison
Half-year casualties doubled in two years
People affected in the first six months of each year. The bars are scaled to the 2026 figure.
Source: UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), June 2026 update.
Over four years of war
Since February 24, 2022, the total number of confirmed civilian casualties has reached 65,044 – 16,431 dead and 48,613 injured. The annual dynamics show sharp fluctuations. The first year of the invasion took the most lives – 8,423 dead at 12,670 injured. In 2023, the number of dead decreased to 1,975, in 2024 it was 2,088, in 2025 it grew to 2,549. The data for the incomplete 2026 year has already exceeded the mark of 1,396 dead and 7,978 injured as of the end of June.
Since 24 February 2022 · by year
More than four years of documented casualties
Civilians killed and injured in each year of the full-scale war. 2026 is shown with partial data — as of the end of June.
Source: UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), June 2026 update. Figures for 2026 are as of the end of June.
Energy under fire from both sides
Russian armed forces continued to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure throughout June. The mission recorded a sharp increase in strikes by Ukrainian armed forces on generation, distribution, and transmission facilities in occupied Crimea. At least 12 such attacks caused emergency or planned power outages on the peninsula.
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