MOSCOW, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-six Russian civilians were killed in December 2025 by attacks launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, while 311 others were injured, said Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large.
The figures for both the wounded and the dead rose compared with November, when 300 injuries and 38 fatalities were recorded, Miroshnik said on Telegram.
"The rise in the number of killed and injured civilians from Ukrainian strikes occurred amid active discussions surrounding the peace initiatives put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump, as well as repeated statements by (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky about Ukraine's desire for peace and an end to the war," the ambassador said.
Throughout December, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at least 14,988 rounds of ordnance at Russian civilian targets, and the highest number of shelling incidents and unmanned aerial vehicle attacks at civilian targets were recorded in the Kherson, Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk regions, Miroshnik said. ■
