Ukraine suffers highest civilian casualties of the war in four years

Key Points:

• Ukraine experienced its deadliest month for civilian casualties in over four years, with at least 377 civilians killed and 2,129 injured in July due to Russian attacks, according to Kyiv authorities.
• Recent Russian strikes included a drone attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, killing one and wounding nine, and a supermarket attack in Chernihiv that killed an adult and a 10-year-old child.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks as deliberate terror without military justification and highlighted the intensification of Russian assaults on civilian infrastructure amid Ukraine's successful counterattacks.
• Russia launched over 34,000 drones, guided bombs, and ballistic missiles in the past week, with at least 8 missiles and 136 drones fired on Sunday alone, striking multiple Ukrainian regions including Kyiv and Kharkiv.
• Zelensky emphasized the urgent need for interceptor missiles to defend against these attacks and is seeking to expedite a license deal with the US to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors domestically, with support from defense company Raytheon.