Russian Missile Attacks Kill Five, Injure Dozens Across Ukraine Regions

In late June 2025, Russian forces intensified attacks across Ukraine, targeting residential areas and military assets, resulting in civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. In Donechchyna, Russian fire injured a family in a front-line residential building, exacerbating the region's humanitarian crisis with disrupted utilities. A large-scale Russian aerial assault involving hundreds of drones and missiles struck multiple Ukrainian regions, injuring at least six people and damaging homes, industrial facilities, and educational institutions, while Ukraine lost its third F-16 fighter jet in the conflict. Ukraine launched a retaliatory strike on a Russian airbase in Volgograd, reportedly damaging four Su-34 warplanes used in bombing raids. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian missile strikes killed at least five and wounded over 20, intensifying Moscow's efforts to gain ground in the area; these attacks came amid stalled peace negotiations characterized by contradictory demands between Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky reiterated calls for advanced U.S. air defense systems to counter Russian bombings, while U.S. President Trump indicated a cautious approach to providing such support.