Russian strikes kill at least eight across Ukraine amid intense eastern fighting

Recent Russian strikes across Ukraine have resulted in at least eight deaths and more than 60 injuries, according to regional reports. Ukrainian authorities stated that approximately 180 drones targeted multiple areas, including the Odesa, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

In Dnipropetrovsk, emergency personnel reported five fatalities and 16 wounded across several districts following dozens of bombardments, with deaths recorded in Kamianske and Pavlohrad. Additionally, a drone strike on a fuel station near Kryvyi Rih claimed three lives, including an eight-year-old child.

Concurrently, heavy combat continues along the eastern front line. The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that its forces captured the settlements of Vasyutinske and Toretsk in the Donetsk region, while Ukrainian military officials maintained that intense engagements remain ongoing across active sectors.

Sources: Adevărul, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă