Ukraine under constant attack: Only two days without missiles or drones in 18 months, says Foreign Minister
Photo: Andrii Sybiha (RBK-Ukraine/Vitalii Nosach)
Ukraine over the past year and a half has only twice not been under attack by missiles and drones of various types, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul.
Sybiha said that during the meeting with Wadephul, they were shown a presentation of statistics on the intensity of Russian missile terror. The statistics covered last year and part of this year.
In particular, the statistics were displayed in three colors - red, meaning the days when strikes were carried out, yellow, when it was most intense with the use of a significant number of combined strikes, including drones and missiles of various types. And green.
"So over this period, there were only two green squares, that is, during this period Ukraine was only twice not attacked by Russian missiles and drones. That's the statistics, that's the response of the Russian aggressor to all peace proposals," Ukraine's Foreign Minister said.
Massive shelling of Ukraine
In 2025, Russia repeatedly carried out large-scale massive shelling of Ukraine’s territory, using drones, missiles of various types, as well as aerial bombs. The largest strike occurred on the night of March 7, when 67 missiles of different types and 194 kamikaze attack drones were launched across the entire territory of Ukraine.
Another massive attack took place in April, when for several days Russia used combined strikes - combining Shahed UAVs, Kh-101, Kalibr, and Iskander ballistic missiles. The deadliest strike was on Kryvyi Rih. Due to the attack on April 4, 20 people were killed, nine of whom were children.
The latest major wave of shelling occurred in June, when Russia again tried to paralyze Ukraine's energy system. The night of June 22 was especially intense: strikes were carried out on thermal power plants and substations in central and western Ukraine.
On the night of June 29, Russia launched a record number of targets at Ukraine - 537. These included both attack drones and missiles of various types. During the repelling of this enemy attack, experienced F-16 pilot Maksym Ustymenko was killed.
For more details about the consequences of Russia's night attack - read our material on the topic.
