Russian bombardments in Dnipropetrovsk region leave five dead and 16 injured

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Posted Aug 22, 2026, 07:00 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-22-0700
Russian bombardments in Dnipropetrovsk region leave five dead and 16 injured
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

Russian strikes across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region have killed five civilians and injured 16 others over 24 hours, local emergency authorities reported.

Russian forces conducted nearly 60 strikes across five districts in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour span, leaving at least five civilians dead and 16 others wounded, according to local emergency response authorities.

The heaviest casualties were recorded in the Kamianske district, where shelling killed three people and injured five. In Pavlohrad, two residents died and seven sustained injuries, while additional casualties were reported in the Nikopol district.

Local emergency services deployed across the affected areas to manage fires, provide urgent medical assistance, and clear rubble from damaged residential and municipal structures following the sustained bombardments.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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