Russian strikes leave eight dead across Ukraine amid eastern front battles
At least eight people were killed in widespread Russian strikes across Ukraine, while Moscow claimed territorial advances in the Donetsk region.
Recent Russian strikes across Ukraine have left at least eight people dead and more than 60 injured as approximately 180 drones targeted the Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
In Dnipropetrovsk, emergency authorities reported five fatalities and 16 injuries following dozens of strikes across several districts, including Kamianske and Pavlohrad. A separate drone strike on a fuel station near Kryvyi Rih killed three people, including an eight-year-old child.
Meanwhile, along the eastern front, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed that its forces captured the settlements of Toretsk and Vasyutinske in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian officials acknowledged intense combat across the sector as defensive operations continued against persistent ground assaults.
Sources: Adevărul, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă
Sources
- Moldova1 — Rusia a bombardat din nou Ucraina: Opt oameni au decedat și peste 60 au fost răniți
- Ziarul de Gardă — LIVE TEXT/ Cinci persoane au decedat și 16 au fost rănite în regiunea Dnipropetrovsk, în ultimele 24 de ore. Război în Ucraina, ziua 1625
- Adevărul — Rusia susține că a capturat două localități din estul Ucrainei. Kievul raportează lupte intense pe linia frontului
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