Five killed, 16 injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region

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Posted Aug 20, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-20-0800
Five killed, 16 injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

Russian bombardments across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region have left five people dead and 16 injured over a 24-hour period.

Russian military strikes across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region have killed five people and injured 16 others over a 24-hour period, according to regional emergency responders.

Russian forces launched nearly 60 attacks across five districts in the area. The heaviest casualties occurred in the Kamianske district, where three people were killed and five sustained injuries. In the Pavlohrad district, two individuals died and seven others were wounded. Additional civilian injuries and infrastructure damage were recorded in the Nikopol district as artillery and aerial barrages hit local communities.

Firefighters and rescue workers deployed across the impacted zones to extinguish fires, clear rubble, and assist wounded residents following the widespread shelling.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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