UKRAINE, Jan. 13 — In 2025, the number of civilian casualties reached 2,514 killed and 12,142 injured since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, said the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU).

The total number of killed and injured Ukrainian civilians in 2025 was 31% higher than in 2024 (2,088 killed; 9,138 injured) and 70% higher than in 2023 (1,974 killed; 6,651 injured).

HRMMU recorded that most of the killed were in Ukraine-controlled areas, including frontline areas (9,253 killed and injured, which is 63% of the total number).

The senior citizens have been particularly affected, as they make up a large share of the population remaining in frontline settlements. People aged 60 years and older accounted for over 45% (742) of civilians killed in frontline areas in 2025, despite representing only 25% of Ukraine’s population.

In 2025, civilian casualties caused by short-range attack drones increased by 120%, killing 577 and injuring 3,288 people.

Long-range weapons caused 35% of civilian casualties (682 killed and 4,443 injured), which is 65% more than in 2024.

In the deadliest attack of 2025, on Nov. 19, the Russian Federation launched long-range missiles at Ternopil in the western part of Ukraine, killing at least 38 civilians, including eight children.

In October 2025, Russian forces resumed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure across Ukraine, causing emergency power outages.

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