2025 Ternopil apartment strike

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November 2025 Ternopil apartment strike
Part of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) and Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Destructions in Ternopil after Russian attack, 2025-11-19 (10).webp
Ternopil after Russian attack in the morning of 19 November 2025
Location
Ternopil, Ukraine

49°33′29.23″N25°38′51.55″E / 49.5581194°N 25.6476528°E / 49.5581194; 25.6476528
TargetApartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine
Date19 November 2025 (2025-11-19)
Executed by Russia
Casualties35 killed
94 injured

On 19 November 2025, a Russian strike on two apartment buildings in the Western Ukrainian city of Ternopil killed at least 35 people, including six children, and wounded at least 94, including 18 children, with six people unaccounted for as of 23 November. [1] [2] The strike was one of the deadliest in Western Ukraine since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2022. [3]

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Attack

The strike occurred during a series of attacks by Russia on Western Ukraine, in which Russia launched at least 470 drones and 48 missiles, reportedly targeting Ukraine's energy and transport infrastructure. [4] The series of strikes caused Poland and Romania to shut down airports in their countries and scramble fighter jets in concern over airspace safety. [5]

Two residential buildings on Stusa Street and 15 Kvitnia Street and an industrial facility were hit. [6]

Two Kh-101 cruise missiles were used to target two distinct residential buildings, while seven others targeted nearby industrial complex. Vladislav Stemkovski, deputy major of Ternopil who was leading the rescue operation, explained that this tactics was intentional as emergency services prioritize civilian casualties and the attack on civilian objects fully engages them, preventing them from handing the fire at the industrial complex that was the primary target of the attack. [7]

Reactions

UN secretary-general António Guterres and Assistant Secretary General, Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator Ukraine Matthias Schmale condemned the attacks and called for a ceasefire. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Olena Goncharova; Yuliia Taradiuk (2025-11-20). "Polish 7-year-old girl among victims of Russian strike on Ternopil, death toll rises to 34". The Kyiv Independent.
  2. ↑ Гузь, Уляна (2025-11-27). "Ternopil death toll from Russian strike rises to 35 after 12-year-old girl dies in hospital". Rubryka. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  3. ↑ "Children among 25 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine". BBC.
  4. ↑ "Heavy Russian attack on Ukraine kills 16, injures dozens, officials say". CBC. 19 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ukraine-Russia war latest: Poland and Romania scramble jets after Putin's forces pound western Ukraine". The Independent.
  6. ↑ "Russian attack on Ternopil: 25 killed, including 3 children, and 66 injured – photos". Ukrainska Pravda. 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  7. ↑ Czarne Niebo (2025-11-23). Rosyjska rakieta zabiła polskie dziecko . Retrieved 2025-11-25– via YouTube.
  8. ↑ "Deadly overnight attack in Ukraine condemned by senior UN officials". UN News. 19 November 2025.
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