Russian strikes across Dnipropetrovsk region leave five dead and 16 injured

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Posted Aug 19, 2026, 07:30 PM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-19-1930
Russian strikes across Dnipropetrovsk region leave five dead and 16 injured
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

Russian bombardments across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region killed five people and injured 16 others over a 24-hour period, emergency services reported.

At least five people were killed and 16 others sustained injuries following intensive Russian strikes across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period, according to local emergency authorities.

Russian forces launched roughly 60 attacks targeting five separate administrative districts throughout the region. The Kamianske district suffered the most severe casualties, with bombardments leaving three individuals dead and five wounded. In the Pavlohrad district, strikes claimed two civilian lives and injured seven more. Additional shelling struck the Nikopol district, inflicting further injuries and triggering fires that emergency response crews worked to extinguish.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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