August saw the heaviest tally of civilian casualties from Ukrainian attacks since the beginning of the year, #Russian ambassador at large Rodion Miroshnik said, linking this to European Union’s increased allocations to arming #Ukraine. “A reported 1,840 [in casualties] in 31 days. This is the biggest figure in terms of the number of casualties in any month since the beginning of 2026. Of course, the allocation of additional funds had a significant impact on this.