Russian forces carried out a wave of attacks across multiple regions of Ukraine over the past 24 hours, killing civilians, injuring others, and causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure, regional authorities reported on April 13.
In the Kharkiv region, five settlements came under attack on April 12, leaving several civilians injured.
In Zolochiv, a 63-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man were wounded, while in Bohodukhiv a 58-year-old man suffered an acute stress reaction. A 19-year-old man was also injured in the village of Oleksandrivka after an explosion of an unidentified object. Medical assistance was additionally provided to a 59-year-old woman who had been injured in an earlier attack on April 10 in the village of Blahodativka. According to regional authorities, Russian forces used a range of drones, including two Geran-2 drones, seven Molniya drones, one FPV drone, and ten additional unmanned aerial vehicles of unspecified type. The strikes caused damage across the Bohodukhiv district, including private homes, outbuildings, and a store. In the Kupiansk district, an outbuilding was also damaged.
In the Sumy region, Russian forces launched nearly 60 strikes on 15 settlements across 10 territorial communities between the morning of April 12 and April 13.
The attacks involved mortars, multiple launch rocket systems, FPV drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, and guided aerial bombs. The heaviest shelling was recorded in the Sumy and Shostka districts. Civilian infrastructure suffered significant damage. In the Shostka community, residential buildings, outbuildings, and non-residential premises were hit. A private home was destroyed in the Esman community, while apartment buildings, vehicles, and other structures were damaged in the Hlukhiv community.
Further destruction was reported in the Velyka Pysarivka community, where a private house was destroyed and others damaged, and in the Sumy community, where a house, outbuildings, a civilian car, and infrastructure facilities were affected. In the Mykolaivka rural community, an educational institution building was damaged. An 11-year-old boy injured in a drone attack on April 10 continues to receive medical treatment.
In the Donetsk region, Russian attacks on April 12 killed two civilians in the cities of Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka. One additional person was injured in Kramatorsk.
According to regional authorities, the total number of casualties in the region—4,028 killed and 9,310 injured—does not include figures from Mariupol and Volnovakha.
In the Kherson region, two people were injured over the past day as Russian forces carried out drone strikes, air attacks, and artillery shelling across multiple settlements, including Antonivka, Sadove, Stanislav, and the city of Kherson.
The attacks damaged two private homes, a garage, and several vehicles.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces launched 10 attacks using drones and artillery in two districts by the morning of April 13. In the Synelnykove district, strikes hit the Slovianska and Vasylkivka communities, setting private homes on fire. In the Nikopol district, attacks targeted Nikopol, Marhanets, Pokrovske, and Chervonohryhorivka communities, damaging multi-story residential buildings.
No casualties were reported in the region.
The Zaporizhzhia region experienced one of the heaviest bombardments, with 456 strikes recorded across 28 settlements in a single day. One woman was injured in an attack on the Zaporizhzhia district.
Russian forces carried out three airstrikes and launched 431 drones—mostly FPV types—targeting numerous towns and villages, including Orikhiv, Huliaipole, and Stepnohirsk. Additional attacks included multiple rocket launcher strikes and artillery shelling across the region.
Authorities received at least 10 reports of damage to homes, vehicles, and infrastructure facilities.
