Russian strikes kill five and injure 16 in Dnipropetrovsk region

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Posted Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-09-16-0000
Russian strikes kill five and injure 16 in Dnipropetrovsk region
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

Russian drone and artillery strikes across five districts in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region killed five people and injured 16 others over a 24-hour period.

Russian forces carried out nearly 60 bombardments across five districts in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period, leaving five people dead and 16 others wounded. Emergency services reported that Kamianske district sustained the highest losses, with three residents killed and five injured. In Pavlohrad, shelling caused two deaths and injured seven individuals, while further casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure occurred in Nikopol.

First responders spent hours extinguishing blazes and clearing rubble left by the combined artillery and drone strikes. The regional assaults took place on day 1,625 of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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