Casualties reported as Russians attack Rodynske and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region
The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.
In the morning of July 18, 2025, at 5:30, Russian forces launched a targeted strike with an FPV drone on a volunteer organization’s vehicle involved in the evacuation of civilians from Rodynske.
As a result of the drone attack, a 42-year-old volunteer driver and two civilians — a 77-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman — were injured. The victims sustained blast and craniocerebral trauma, as well as shrapnel wounds.
Just thirty minutes later, Russian troops attacked Kostiantynivka using FAB-250 aerial bombs equipped with a UMPC (Universal Gliding and Correction Module). One of three airstrikes hit a residential building, killing a 66-year-old woman in her home. A 64-year-old man was also injured, suffering a blast injury and multiple shrapnel wounds to the head.
The attacks damaged 16 private homes, vehicles, and a gas pipeline.
Under the procedural guidance of the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka district prosecutor's offices, pre-trial investigations have been launched under Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the laws and customs of war).
As previously reported, on July 17, Russian forces killed four civilians in Donetsk region and wounded 12 others.
