Russian drone strikes kill eight and injure dozens across Ukraine

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Posted Aug 17, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-17-1800
Russian drone strikes kill eight and injure dozens across Ukraine
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

Russian drone strikes across several Ukrainian regions have killed at least eight civilians, including an eight-year-old child, and left more than 60 people injured.

Russian military strikes across multiple Ukrainian regions have killed at least eight people and wounded over 60 others, according to regional emergency authorities.

The widespread attacks involved approximately 180 drones targeting civilian and transport infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, and Sumy. Dnipropetrovsk sustained nearly 60 separate strikes across five districts, resulting in five confirmed fatalities and 16 injuries, primarily within the Kamianske, Pavlohrad, and Nikopol areas.

In an additional attack near Kryvyi Rih, a drone hit a petrol station, killing three people, including an eight-year-old child. Emergency services deployed across the affected regions to extinguish fires, assist trapped residents, and transport wounded civilians to local medical facilities.

Sources: Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă

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