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Russian strikes kill eight and injure dozens across several Ukrainian regions

Attacks hit residential areas and facilities in multiple cities after Moscow pledged to continue its campaign.

Updated Sep 28, 2026 · 05:06 UTC2 reports

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Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine on Sunday and wounded dozens more, including at least 22 people when a guided aerial bomb hit a Kharkiv apartment block on Monday.[France 24 · Al Jazeera]
Casualties were reported across the country, including three dead in Sumy, three in Zaporizhia, one in Kyiv, and one in the Odesa region.[Al Jazeera]
Russia's defense ministry claimed it targeted telecom data centers serving the Ukrainian military in Kyiv, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated Moscow will fight to the end.[Al Jazeera]
Local reports indicated Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region, while both sides continue to deny targeting civilians.[Al Jazeera]

Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine on Sunday, according to authorities.[France 24]
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekov reported that a guided aerial bomb struck an apartment building, destroying two floors and injuring at least 22 people.[Al Jazeera]
Strikes in Sumy damaged a children's center and killed three people, including a teenager, according to Ukraine's interior minister.[Al Jazeera]
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported three fatalities in Zaporizhia and one death from a drone attack in Kyiv.[Al Jazeera]
Russian defense officials claimed they struck Kyivstar and Omega Telecom data centers in Kyiv that allegedly assist the Ukrainian military.[Al Jazeera]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared at the United Nations that Moscow plans to pursue its campaign to the end.[Al Jazeera]

Both sides deny deliberately targeting civilians despite recurring residential casualties and infrastructure damage.[Al Jazeera]

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