Russian forces carried out a wave of drone, artillery, and guided bomb attacks across multiple regions of Ukraine on June 8, killing at least four civilians and injuring more than two dozen others, according to regional authorities and law enforcement officials.
The heaviest civilian toll was reported in the Sumy region, where Russian forces struck 21 communities using guided aerial bombs, attack drones, FPV drones, artillery, and mortars. According to regional police, two people were killed and 13 injured during the day-long assault.
A 78-year-old woman was killed in the Konotop community, where an eight-year-old boy, two women aged 41 and 75, and a 44-year-old man were also injured. The attacks damaged an apartment building, 10 private homes, and several vehicles. In the Seredyna-Buda community, a 71-year-old man was killed while two other civilians were wounded. Additional casualties were reported in the Hlukhiv, Trostianets, Khutir-Mykhailivskyi, and several other communities, where residential buildings, businesses, educational facilities, and civilian infrastructure sustained damage.
The most severe damage was reported in the Kharkiv region, where a mass Russian attack killed three people and left multiple others injured.
In the city of Kharkiv, drone strikes set fire to a café and a municipal utility facility, as well as several passenger vehicles. Residential buildings, administrative and industrial facilities, a business center, a religious site, and private homes were also damaged. Regional authorities said 15 people were injured, including two children.
In Chuhuiv, Russian missile strikes caused fires in garages, vehicles, and open terrain, while also damaging residential and other buildings. Three civilians were killed — two men and a woman — and three others were injured. Emergency services operated under the threat of repeated strikes, with State Emergency Service units, including climbers, explosives experts, and psychologists, deployed alongside police officers, medics, volunteers, and municipal workers.
In the Donetsk region, Russian attacks killed two civilians on June 8, according to regional governor Vadym Filashkin. The fatalities were reported in Bilozerske and Druzhkivka. Eleven more people were injured, including nine in Sloviansk and two in Shabelkivka, part of the Kramatorsk urban community.
Meanwhile, Russian drone strikes targeted three districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 20 times overnight. Regional authorities reported that three civilians were injured.
In the Nikopol district, attacks damaged infrastructure facilities, apartment blocks, private homes, a pharmacy, a café, vehicles, and utility buildings. A 42-year-old man was hospitalized in moderate condition, while another injured resident received outpatient treatment. Additional strikes in the Synelnykove district set a private home and garage on fire and damaged a firefighting vehicle. In the Pavlohrad district, a private home and an outbuilding were destroyed, while a 63-year-old woman was injured.
In Zaporizhzhia, local authorities reported damage to 11 residential buildings across three city districts following a Russian attack. Six apartment buildings and five private homes sustained damage from blast waves and debris. Emergency crews and municipal services completed initial recovery efforts.
The number of people injured as a result of the Russian strike has risen to 32, including five children. Tragically, two women were killed. At present, 12 people, including four children, remain hospitalized.
Ukrainian police said investigative teams and explosives experts worked at multiple attack sites throughout the day, documenting damage and collecting evidence of alleged Russian war crimes. Criminal proceedings have been opened under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, which covers violations of the laws and customs of war.
