Russian strikes in Dnipropetrovsk region leave five dead and 16 injured

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Posted Oct 2, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-10-02-1130
Russian strikes in Dnipropetrovsk region leave five dead and 16 injured
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

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

Russian forces conducted nearly 60 strikes across five districts in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period, local emergency officials reported. The attacks resulted in at least five civilian fatalities and left 16 others wounded.

The heaviest casualties occurred in Kamianske district, where three people were killed and five sustained injuries. In Pavlohrad, bombardments caused two deaths and injured seven individuals. Additional strikes hit Nikopol district, damaging civilian infrastructure and igniting multiple fires that emergency crews worked to extinguish.

The artillery and missile strikes highlight the ongoing heavy bombardment affecting eastern Ukrainian communities as hostilities continue across the region.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă.

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