Strikes kill 19 in Russia, Ukraine

Recent strikes in Russia and Ukraine have resulted in 19 civilian deaths. According to Punch, this marks the highest death toll since 2022, amid escalating long-range attacks by both nations.

The Kyiv Independent reports that Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven civilians and injured 51 others over the previous day. Targets included multiple regions such as Kyiv, Kremenchuk in Poltava Oblast, and Kryvyi Rih in Dnipro. Specifically, a drone attack on Odesa injured four people, while another attack on Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast killed a 19-year-old employee and injured seven others.

People Daily Kenya states that at least seven people were killed in Russia after what officials called the ‘largest-scale’ attack launched by Ukraine this year, involving 822 drones, with 600 targeting Moscow. Russian attacks also killed at least seven people and injured more than 39 in Ukraine.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, Euromaidan Press, Kyiv Independent, People Daily Kenya — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.