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Two children killed in Russia drone attack

Two children were killed after debris from a Ukrainian drone fell on a childcare facility. Russian authorities said nine other people were wounded in the incident. The attack occurred in Krasnodar in southern Russia, according to regional officials. Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported the incident early Monday. He said seven children and two adults suffered […]

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A Russian drone struck a residential building in the heart of Chernihiv on August 24, causing injuries to at least 18 people, including two children, during Ukraine's 35th Independence Day celebrations. The strike marked a cynical act of terrorism by Russian forces, who launched three waves of attacks on the city, with the drone hitting the building around noon local time.

The nine-story building sustained a fire on its ground floor, with rescuers working to extinguish the flames and medical teams attending to the injured. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed, as the drone targeted the central part of the city. This incident occurred amid widespread Russian attacks in Ukraine, which killed at least eight people and injured at least 43 on the previous day.

July of 2026 saw the highest number of civilian casualties since the start of the conflict, with 437 civilians killed and 2,610 injured, marking a 30% increase from the previous month.

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·hani.co.kr

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