By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on Friday said that at least 214 civilians were killed and 1,000 injured in Ukraine last month in new attacks.
According to HRMMU’s monthly report published the civilian casualties were 31% higher from January to September 2025 compared to the same period last year.
HRMMU chief Danielle Bell said “High civilian casualties last month confirm this year’s disturbing pattern of intense violence in Ukraine, as virtually no day passes without civilian deaths or injuries, especially in frontline communities,”.
Over 69% of the September casualties occurred near the frontline, noted high numbers reported in the Donetsk and Kherson regions of eastern Ukraine.
It said that 30 per cent of all casualties were caused by short-range drone attacks.
In Donetsk region a bomb struck the area near a postal service vehicle as seniors were collecting their pensions.
HRMMU said that 21 of those killed and 13 of those injured were over the age of 60.
Older persons are often the last residents to evacuate from their communities at least 87 of them were killed last month.
Compared to August, September saw a 15 per cent increase in attacks affecting energy infrastructure compared to August 2025. Thirty one attacks were documented.
OCHA reported that weekend attacks left some 70,000 people without electricity and disrupted gas and water supplies.
Humanitarians warned that as winter approaches, strikes in critical infrastructure will exacerbate civilian needs.
HRMMU said that massive countrywide strike targeting energy facilities caused power outages in several regions and reportedly killed a seven-year-old boy.
“We used to feel a sense of security at home, but not anymore. Drones are buzzing like bees, flying without a break. We can’t sleep at night nor during the day. We are exhausted,” said one man evacuated from Kostiantynivka, a city in eastern Ukraine.
HRMMU has documented at least 14,383 civilians killed, including 738 children, and 37,541 injured, including 2,318 children since the war between R=ussia and Ukraine begun.
