At least 16 killed in Ukraine-Russia strikes

At least 16 people were killed in a series of strikes exchanged between Ukrainian and Russian forces on Saturday, July 25, 2026, marking a deadly escalation in the conflict's fifth summer. The attacks, which spanned from Russian-occupied Ukraine to deep inside Russian territory, resulted in significant civilian casualties and highlighted the expanding geographic reach of the war.

In the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, a strike on tourist camps in the seaside village of Kyrylivka killed eight people, including two children, and wounded 14 others. Yevgeny Balitsky, the Moscow-installed head of the region, accused Ukrainian forces of deliberately targeting civilians. Kyiv has not commented on the incident. Separately, in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, a Russian drone strike on a facility belonging to the private courier service Nova Poshta killed three drivers, according to regional officials. Russia's defense ministry said it had targeted a storage and launch site for Ukrainian drones in the area.

Further from the front lines, Ukrainian drones struck targets deep within Russia. A drone hit an oil refinery in Siberia's Tyumen region, more than 1,000...