The verified chronological list of large-scale strikes by the criminal Russian regime on civilian targets in Ukraine from March 2022 to May 2026

The partial list

2022

1. March 1, 2022 — Kharkiv
▪ Event: A Russian cruise missile struck the Kharkiv Regional State Administration building and Svobody Square.
▪ Consequences: 29 people were killed and more than 35 were injured.

2. March 3, 2022 — Chernihiv
▪ Event: Russian aircraft struck residential areas of the city with unguided bombs.
▪ Consequences: 47 people were killed, 18 were injured.

3. March 9, 2022 — Mariupol
▪ Event: Russian aircraft dropped aerial bombs on Maternity Hospital No. 3.
▪ Consequences: 3 people, including a child, were killed, 17 were injured.

4. March 9, 2022 — Izyum (Kharkiv Oblast)
▪ Event: Airstrike on a multi-story residential building on Pervomayskaya Street. The building completely collapsed, trapping people in the basement.
▪ Consequences: 44 people died.

5. March 5, 2022 — Borodyanka (Kyiv Oblast)
▪ Event: Russian aircraft launched a series of strikes on multi-story residential buildings in the center of the village.
▪ Consequences: After rubble removal and exhumations, the bodies of more than 130 dead civilians were discovered.

6. March 16, 2022 — Chernihiv
▪ Event: Russian artillery fired on a line of civilians near a store where people were standing to buy bread.
▪ Consequences: 13 people were killed, at least 27 were injured.

7. March 16, 2022 — Mariupol
▪ Event: Russian aircraft dropped two 500-kilogram bombs on the Donetsk Regional Academic Drama Theater, which served as a bomb shelter. The strike by Russian bombs has been confirmed by investigations by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Associated Press.
▪ Consequences: Between 300 and 600 civilians died in the ruins.

8. March 29, 2022 — Mykolaiv
▪ Event: Russian cruise missiles, presumably Kh-555 or Kh-101, destroyed the central section of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration building.
▪ Consequences: 37 people were killed, 34 were injured.

9. April 8, 2022 — Kramatorsk
▪ Event: A missile with a cluster munition warhead struck a railway station where civilians were waiting to be evacuated.
▪ Consequences: 61 people were killed, including 9 children, and more than 120 were injured, including amputations.

10. April 23, 2022 — Odessa
▪ Event: A Russian missile hit the Tiras residential complex.
▪ Consequences: Eight people were killed, including three-month-old Kira Glodan, her mother Valeria, and her grandmother, 18 were injured. Their father, who went out to the store on Easter Day, survived, volunteered for military service, and died defending Ukraine.

11. June 27, 2022 — Kremenchuk
▪ Event: A Russian supersonic Kh-22 missile struck the Amstor shopping center.
▪ Consequences: 21 people were killed and 59 were injured.

12. July 1, 2022 — Serhiivka (Odesa Oblast)
▪ Event: Russian Kh-22 missiles hit a nine-story residential building and recreation centers.
▪ Consequences: 21 people, including a child, were killed, 39 were injured.

13. July 9, 2022 – Chasov Yar
▪ Event: A Russian missile destroyed a five-story residential building.
▪ Consequences: 48 people were killed, including a child, 9 were injured.

14. July 14, 2022 — Vinnytsia
▪ Event: Three Russian Kalibr cruise missiles exploded in a square in the city center.
▪ Consequences: 27 people were killed, including three children, and more than 200 were injured.
▪ The death of four-year-old Liza Dmitrieva, a girl with Down syndrome, caused a special international outcry. Minutes before the strike, her mother posted a video of her daughter walking in central Vinnytsia. Liza’s story has become one of the most famous symbols of the loss of Ukrainian children during the full-scale invasion.

15. August 24, 2022 — Chaplino (Dnipropetrovsk region)
▪ Event: A Russian missile hit a railway station and a residential area.
▪ Consequences: 25 people were killed, including 2 children, about 31 people were injured.

16. September 30, 2022 — Zaporizhia
▪ Event: Russian S-300 missiles hit a humanitarian convoy of civilians leaving the city.
▪ Consequences: 32 people were killed, 88 were injured.

2023

17. January 14, 2023 — Ukraine (massive missile strike)
▪ Event: Russia launched a massive cruise and ballistic missile strike on several regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
▪ Consequences: In addition to the tragedy in Dnipro, at least 5 people were killed and dozens were injured in other regions of Ukraine.

18. January 14, 2023 — Dnipro
▪ Event: A Russian supersonic Kh-22 missile hit a multi-story building on the embankment, completely destroying the entrance.
▪ Consequences: 46 people were killed, including 6 children, more than 80 were injured.

19. April 28, 2023 — Uman
▪ Event: A Russian cruise missile hit a residential high-rise building.
▪ Consequences: 23 people were killed, including 6 children, 18 were injured.

20. June 27, 2023 — Kramatorsk
▪ Event: A Russian Iskander missile hit the crowded Ria Pizza cafe and pizzeria in the city center.
▪ Consequences: 13 people were killed, including 4 children, and about 65 were injured.

21. October 5, 2023 — Groza village (Kharkiv region)
▪ Event: A Russian Iskander missile struck a village cafe during a memorial dinner. A UN special report confirmed the absence of military personnel at the site.
▪ Consequences: 59 people were killed, including an 8-year-old child, and 6 were injured.
One in five village residents died, leaving many children orphaned.

22. December 29, 2023 — Massive strike on Ukraine
▪ Event: Largest combined attack using cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones on residential buildings, a maternity hospital, kindergartens, schools, and commercial facilities.
▪ Consequences: 58 people were killed and more than 160 were injured throughout Ukraine.

2024

23. March 15, 2024 — Odessa
▪ Event: Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched a double strike. The second strike occurred after medics and rescuers arrived at the scene of the first attack.
▪ Consequences: 21 people were killed and more than 70 were injured.

24. April 29, 2024 — Odessa
▪ Event: A Russian Iskander missile with a cluster munition warhead struck the Health Route and Yunost Park at the 8th station of the Bolshoi Fontan.
▪ Consequences: Eight people were killed, including four-year-old Zlata Novikova, who had been fighting for her life for a month with shrapnel in her heart. 32 people were injured.

25. May 23, 2024 — Kharkiv
▪ Event: S-300 missile strike on the civilian printing house “Factor-Druk”.
▪ Consequences: 7 people were killed, 22 were injured.

26. May 25, 2024 — Kharkiv
▪ Event: Two guided aerial bombs struck the Epicenter construction hypermarket on Saturday.
▪ Consequences: 19 people were killed and 54 were injured.

27. July 8, 2024 — Kyiv
▪ Event: A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile struck the Okhmatdet Children’s Hospital. Residential buildings were also damaged.
▪ Consequences: Thirty-three people were killed in Kyiv that day, including a doctor and five children, and more than 120 were injured. More than 40 people were killed across Ukraine.
▪ The UN, WHO, and leaders of dozens of countries called the attack a war crime.

2025

28. April 4, 2025 — Kryvyi Rih
▪ Event: A Russian ballistic missile exploded over a park and playground in a residential area.
▪ Consequences: 20 people were killed, including 9 children. 75 people were injured.

29. April 13, 2025 — Sumy
▪ Event: Russian ballistic missiles hit the city center on Palm Sunday.
▪ Consequences: 35 people were killed, including 2 children, 117 people were injured.

30. April 24, 2025 — Kyiv
▪ Event: Massive combined strike with cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as drones.
▪ Consequences: 13 people were killed, more than 80 were injured.

31. June 17, 2025 — Kyiv
▪ Event: A Russian missile destroyed the entrance to a multi-story residential building in the Solomensky district.
▪ Consequences: About 30 people were killed, more than 130 were injured.

32. June 24, 2025 — Dnipro
▪ Event: A missile strike destroyed residential buildings, schools, and hit a passenger train.
▪ Consequences: 21 people were killed, 314 people were injured.

33. November 19, 2025 — Ternopil
▪ Event: Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles and drones struck nine-story residential buildings.
▪ Consequences: 38 people were killed, including 8 children, 94 people were injured, including 18 children.

2026

34. May 14, 2026 — Kyiv
▪ Event: A Russian missile hit a nine-story residential building in the Darnytskyi district, completely destroying the entrance.
▪ Consequences: 24 people were killed, including 3 children, more than 70 were injured.

© Times of Ukraine

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