Russland tötete im Jahr 2025 mehr als 2.500 ukrainische Zivilisten, viele davon weit entfernt von der Front

Ukrainian civilians endured the [deadliest year since Russia launched its full-scale invasion](https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/europe/2025-deadliest-year-ukraine-civilians-intl-latam?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit) of their country in 2022, with more than 2,500 people killed in 2025, the United Nations said in a new report Monday.

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said it verified that 2,514 civilians were killed and 12,142 injured in conflict-related violence in Ukraine in 2025, nearly all of them in Russian attacks against Ukrainian-held areas.

The [UN report](https://ukraine.ohchr.org/en/2025-deadliest-year-for-civilians-in-Ukraine-since-2022-UN-human-rights-monitors-find) shows clearly that nowhere in Ukraine is safe: More than a third of the civilians who were killed or injured were located in areas far from the front lines when Russia attacked them.

Russia has massively intensified its campaign of aerial attacks against Ukrainian cities in 2025, regularly terrorizing civilian populations with large-scale drone and missile assaults.

In one such attack last week, Moscow launched 242 drones, 14 ballistic missiles and 22 cruise missiles against multiple cities in a single night, targeting civilian energy infrastructure and leaving hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power and heating.

The UN said the number of documented civilian casualties in Ukraine last year was 31% higher than in 2024 and 70% higher than in 2023.