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Five killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region

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Posted Sep 5, 2026, 01:30 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-09-05-0130
Five killed 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 over a 24-hour period.

Russian bombardment targeted five districts across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 60 times over a 24-hour period, according to local emergency service updates. The attacks resulted in five fatalities and left 16 other individuals injured across the affected territories.

Local authorities reported that the heaviest casualties occurred in the Kamianske district, where three people died and five sustained injuries. In Pavlohrad, strikes killed two civilians and wounded seven others. Further casualties and widespread destruction of civilian property were recorded in the Nikopol district, where emergency teams worked to extinguish multiple blazes and clear rubble.

Rescue operations remained underway as firefighters and first responders addressed infrastructure damage across the region.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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