[UPDATED: July 29, 8:39 pm , Kyiv time. Death toll; Updated with the latest report of the Ministry of Justice]

At least 22 people were killed in a barrage of Russian strikes across the country early Tuesday morning, with an additional 85 people injured in the attacks, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Every murder of our people by the Russians; every Russian strike, when there could have been a ceasefire long ago, if Russia had not refused – all this shows that Moscow deserves very tough, truly painful, and therefore fair and effective sanctions pressure,” he said about the strike.

“They must be forced to stop the killings and make peace.”

A total of 73 villages sustained damage overnight, according to a statement on the president’s Telegram.

A correctional facility in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region came under Russian shelling early Tuesday morning, July 29, killing 16 people and injuring 35 others.

Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration (OVA), reported on Telegram that Russian forces had earlier targeted the Zaporizhzhia district with eight high-explosive aerial bombs.

One of them struck the correctional facility.

“Sixteen people were killed, 35 injured. The injured are receiving all necessary medical care,” Fedorov wrote.

He added that the strike destroyed the facility’s premises and damaged nearby private homes.

Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, called the attack another Russian war crime, warning that such assaults will not stop unless Russia is confronted.

“Putin’s regime, which also threatens the United States through various proxies, must face economic and military blows that strip it of its ability to wage war,” Yermak said.

“The threat of war in Europe remains real as long as Putin expands the military-industrial complex and brings North Korea into the conflict,” he added.

Later, the press service of the Ministry of Justice clarified that Russian forces attacked the territory of the Bilenkivska Correctional Colony using four guided aerial bombs. The death toll has risen to 17.

The strike completely destroyed the facility’s dining hall, while the administrative headquarters and quarantine unit sustained significant damage. According to the ministry, 17 inmates were killed and another 42 were injured in the attack.

“The seriously wounded were hospitalized in facilities under the Ministry of Health. Around 40 others sustained injuries of varying severity. One staff member suffered minor injuries from shrapnel to the face,” the report stated.

Currently, about 50 officers from the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine are deployed at the site to maintain order. All injured individuals have received medical assistance and are under observation in the facility’s medical unit, duty section, or other departments.

The perimeter of the institution remains intact, and there is no threat of escape.

“This strike once again demonstrates a gross violation of international humanitarian law by the Russian armed forces. The shelling of civilian infrastructure, including penitentiary institutions, is considered a war crime,” the Ministry added.

However, later, the Ministry updated the information, reporting that 16 inmates were killed in the attack. A total of 44 people were injured and hospitalized in local medical facilities. Additionally, more than 50 others received medical assistance on site.

In a separate attack early Tuesday, Russian forces launched a missile strike on the city of Kamianske in the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing two people and damaging a maternity hospital.

Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, said a three-story building – no longer in use – was partially destroyed. Nearby, a maternity hospital and a city hospital department were damaged.

“Two people were killed. Five others were injured, including two women in serious condition – one of them pregnant. Three more patients are in moderate condition,” Lysak reported.

Kamianske Mayor Andriy Bilousov said the maternity and therapeutic departments of Hospital No. 9 sustained heavy damage.

“The roofs were damaged, all the windows shattered. Several cars in the hospital parking lot were destroyed by fire. All patients have been transferred to other medical facilities,” he said.

He added that windows were also broken in a dermatovenereological dispensary and a children’s polyclinic.

Damage to local schools and kindergartens was extensive: doorways were torn out and nearly all windows were shattered at Lyceums No. 31 and 11, Gymnasium No. 8, and Kindergarten No. 2.

In total, 49 residential buildings were affected, with more than 300 windows broken.

Moreover, the local military administration of the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region reported that Russia launched a drone strike on the town on July 29.

“According to preliminary data, two impacts were recorded as a result of an enemy UAV attack. Both drones struck the grounds of a non-operational industrial facility,” the report stated.

No fires were reported, and no injuries have been recorded so far.