Russian strikes kill five and injure 16 across Dnipropetrovsk region

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Posted Aug 20, 2026, 01:30 PM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-20-1330
Russian strikes kill five and injure 16 across Dnipropetrovsk region
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

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

At least five people were killed and 16 others injured following a wave of Russian bombardments across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period, according to local emergency authorities.

Russian forces carried out nearly 60 attacks targeting five separate districts. In the Kamianske district, shelling left three residents dead and five injured. Meanwhile, strikes in the Pavlohrad district resulted in two deaths and wounded seven individuals. Additional casualties and damage were recorded in the Nikopol district as artillery and aerial munitions struck local settlements.

Emergency response teams and regional fire services deployed across the affected areas to extinguish resulting fires, clear debris from damaged structures, and deliver urgent medical care to the injured.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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