Russian attacks kill five and injure 16 in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region

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Posted Oct 21, 2026, 07:30 PM UTC · In the digest of 2026-10-21-1930
Russian attacks kill five and injure 16 in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

Russian bombardments across five districts in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region left five civilians dead and 16 injured within 24 hours.

At least five civilians were killed and 16 others wounded following a wave of Russian bombardments across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period, local emergency officials reported. Russian forces launched nearly 60 strikes targeting five separate districts in the central Ukrainian province.

The heaviest casualties occurred in the Kamianske district, where three individuals died and five suffered injuries. In Pavlohrad, shelling resulted in two fatalities and seven injured residents. Additional casualties and infrastructure damage were recorded in the Nikopol district, where emergency crews extinguished fires and cleared debris. Local rescue teams confirmed that operations remain active across affected areas.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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