Strana 26
The Highest Civilian Death Toll in Four Years
Following the attack on its capital, Russia
threatened a massive retaliation.
The question is how Russia intends to further
escalate its attacks against Ukrainian civilian
targets, which it has been carrying out since
the beginning of the invasion.
Even before the Moscow strike, Russia had
already conducted a series of large-scale air
attacks, as in previous reporting periods.
On Tuesday, June 2, Russia launched
729 aerial weapons—including drones, missiles,
and rockets—against Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and
other cities. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted
642 of them.
The attack killed at least 23 people and
injured more than 120.
Another major strike followed on Monday,
June 15, when Russia launched 681 projectiles,
of which Ukrainian air defenses intercepted
632. In Kharkiv, four firefighters were killed
that day in a Russian double-tap strike. This
means Russia deliberately attacked the
same location a second time in order to hit
emergency responders arriving after the
initial strike.
Overall, at least 293 Ukrainian civilians
were killed in June, while 1,990 were injured.
This represents the highest civilian casualty
toll since April 2022.
The author notes that these are not figures
from „Ukrainian propaganda,“ but casualty
numbers confirmed by the United Nations. The
actual number of civilian casualties caused by
Russian attacks may be even higher.
Assistance from the Czech
Republic
At the end of the reporting period, Ukraine
received ten Czech-built Alto NG ultralight
aircraft, which will be used for the basic
training of Ukrainian pilots.
The aircraft are manufactured by Direct
Fly, based in the town of Hluk, near Uherské
Hradiště in the Czech Republic. Five aircraft
were supplied with financial support from
the Czech government, while the remaining
five were funded through public donations
collected by the „Gift for Putin“ (Dárek pro
Putina) initiative. The fundraising campaign
had been underway since August of the
previous year.
The Alto NG is a two-seat ultralight aircraft
with a maximum takeoff weight of 600 kg
(1,323 lb).
It features:
Length: 6.3 m (20.7 ft)
Wingspan: 8.2 m (26.9 ft)
The aircraft is powered by a 100-horsepower
Rotax 912 ULS engine, giving it:
Maximum speed: 260 km/h (162 mph)
Typical cruising speed: 180 km/h (112 mph)
AIR WAR IN UKRAINE
Russian forces install air defense systems on apartment buildings.
At the end of June, Ukrainian Flamingo cruise
missiles destroyed the main production workshop
of the Titan-Barrikady plant, where components for
Russian ballistic missiles were manufactured.
A Czech-built Alto NG aircraft
destined for Ukraine.
INFO Eduard26
August 2026