Russian strikes kill five and injure 16 in Dnipropetrovsk region

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Posted Oct 12, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-10-12-0800
Russian strikes kill five and injure 16 in Dnipropetrovsk region
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

Five people were killed and 16 wounded after Russian forces launched nearly 60 strikes across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region within 24 hours.

Russian forces targeted five districts in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 60 times over a 24-hour period, according to local emergency services. The artillery and missile strikes resulted in five civilian deaths and left 16 other individuals injured across the affected areas.

The heaviest casualties occurred in the Kamianske district, where three people were killed and five sustained injuries. In the Pavlohrad district, two people died and seven were wounded. Rescue personnel also reported casualties in the Nikopol district while responding to fires caused by the shelling.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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