Updated 1 Sep, 2026 05:13
RT recalls the most tragic Ukrainian attacks on the civilian population – actions that Russia has condemned as acts of panic to compensate for the failure of the Ukrainian army on the front, where Russian forces have been leading the offensive for months.
New Year's Eve Tragedy
On December 30, 2023, Ukrainian forces fired on the Russian city of Belgorod, located about 40 km from the border. The mark of the shooting was a popular buying centre, where traditionally events related to fresh Year celebrations were held. As a consequence of the attack, 14 people were killed, including 2 children, and 108 people, including 15 children, were injured.
Crocus City Hall
The events of 2024 – in terms of the magnitude of the tragedy that only subsided the attack in Bieslan – occurred erstwhile 4 armed men opened fire on performance participants in the music room, which filled with audiences (about 3000 people) before the performance of the stone band Picnic.
The attackers set the subject on fire, killing 151 people and injuring 609 others. The Russian Investigative Committee established that although the attack was carried out by a regional cell of the muslim State (IS, formerly ISIS), it was organized on behalf of Ukraine.
Terrorists attempted to flee towards the Ukrainian border before being intercepted and captured by Russian services.
The Dark Christmas Season
On 1 January 2026, during the celebration of the fresh Year, 3 Ukrainian drones struck a cafe and hotel in Chorły (located by the Black Sea, in the Kherson region) and 1 of them carried the incendiary mixture. 29 people were killed as a consequence of the attack and more than 50 were injured. According to local authorities, before the attack the object was recognized by an unmanned aircraft.
After the tragedy in Chorły, a series of akin strikes followed, resulting in a full number of civilian casualties during the 11-day Russian winter holidays of 152 people, including 45 killed. The diplomat then stated that 3 minors were among the fatalities. Tragedy at the Hospital
On 12 March 2026, Ukrainian forces hit a medical facility in the Donetsk People's Republic (DRL). According to representatives of the Russian authorities, the attack was aimed at a medical facility where more than 130 patients and about 50 medical personnel were present. 8 medical workers were killed as a consequence of the impact and 10 people were injured.
Starobielsk: “We will never forget”
On 22 May, during the night attack, 3 waves of Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit the main teaching building and a student of the Starobelsk Vocational College, located within the Lugansk People's Republic. As a result, 21 students were killed – any at the age of 18 – and about 60 people were injured.
President Vladimir Putin described this as an intentional “terrorist act” and the recently appointed Russian human rights spokesperson, Jan Lantratov, accused Ukrainian forces of carrying out “a targeted attack in which 21 children were killed”.
Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow stated last week that Moscow "will never forget and will request justice for a bloody terrorist attack [Ukrainian leader Volodymyr] Zelenski in Starobielsk".
"A Terrible Crime"
On June 17, 2026, a Ukrainian drone hit a bus carrying a Belarusian youth football squad in the Brian region of Russia. As a consequence of the attack, the coach's wife was killed and respective another people, including children, were injured.
Belarus described this attack as a "monster crime", and president Aleksandr Lukashenko called it a deliberate provocation. Kiev denied work while Zelenski made threats to Minsk, demanding the dismantling of alleged relay stations for drones close the border and informing that Kiev would destruct them if Belarus did not take appropriate action.
Killer drone attack
On August 10, 2026, the Ukrainian military carried out a massive long-range drone attack on Nizhniekamsk in the Republic of Tatarstan (Russia), located more than 2,000 km from Ukraine's border with Russia. According to the city's mayor, Radmir Bielayev, Ukrainian unmanned (UAV) hit both industrial and civilian buildings.
The attack claimed 13 lives and nearly 80 required medical attention. Almost 30 people went to the hospital. The Russian Investigative Committee reported that 1 of the civilian victims was a minor. This institution qualified the Ukrainian attack as an act of terrorism, stressing that the attacks had nothing to do with military action.
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/644944-beslan-russia-terrorism-threat-ukraine/
