Five killed and 16 injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region

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Posted Aug 31, 2026, 01:00 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-31-0100
Five killed and 16 injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

At least five people were killed and 16 injured after Russian forces launched nearly 60 strikes across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region.

Russian bombardments targeted five districts in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period, leaving at least five people dead and 16 others injured, local emergency services reported.

According to officials, Russian forces launched nearly 60 attacks across the eastern region. The highest casualties occurred in the Kamianske district, where three individuals were killed and five sustained injuries. In Pavlohrad, strikes resulted in two deaths and seven injuries. Additional casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure were recorded in the Nikopol district following artillery and missile strikes. Emergency responders deployed to the affected sites to clear rubble and extinguish fires resulting from the shelling.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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