#Civilian casualties

Russia launched a massive overnight barrage against Ukraine, firing drones, cruise missiles, and hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in one of its largest-scale attacks in weeks. The strikes triggered nationwide air alerts that began late last night and continued into the early morning hours. Explosions were reported in Lviv, Mukachevo, Zaporizhzhia, and several other regions.

Russian forces carried out a massive drone strike on the city of Okhtyrka in Ukraine’s Sumy region, injuring at least 12 people, including two children, according to the Sumy regional police on August 20.

“ President Putin , will you stop killing civilians?” a journalist shouted to the Russian leader posing for a photo-op beside US President Donald Trump during a high-stakes summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15. The question was posed because the evidence is overwhelming: Russia is waging war directly against civilians in Ukraine.

A Russian overnight strike on Kharkiv killed at least seven people, including a toddler and a teenager, and injured more than three dozen, after missiles and drones tore through residential neighborhoods in the city’s Industrialny district.

Some might wonder how anyone in a country at war could think about lying on a beach. The truth is, they need it more than most.