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Russian strikes across Ukraine kill three, injure 75 civilians in 24 hours as Moscow intensifies aerial assaults
Russian aerial attacks across Ukraine over the past 24 hours killed three civilians and injured at least 75 others, according to regional authorities and military reports. The assaults targeted multiple oblasts, including Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, and Mykolaiv, with drones, glide bombs, and guided missiles striking residential areas, infrastructure, and cultural sites.
In Kharkiv Oblast, two people were killed and 10 injured—including a six-year-old child and a teenager—after Russian drones and glide bombs struck apartment buildings in an overnight attack. Governor Oleh Synehubov confirmed the casualties on Telegram, stating that falling debris from intercepted drones also damaged a kindergarten and residential buildings in Mykolaiv, though no further injuries were reported there . A separate guided bomb strike on Kharkiv damaged a residential building and left several civilians injured, including the child, according to Ukrainian state media .
Kherson Oblast bore the brunt of the assault, with one woman killed and at least 30 civilians injured in a single attack that damaged a cathedral, cars, and infrastructure facilities. Ukrainian officials reported 25 additional civilians wounded in the region, bringing the total to 55 injured in Kherson alone . In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian forces launched 887 strikes on 47 settlements, injuring 19 people and damaging homes and critical infrastructure .
Ukraine’s air defences intercepted 92 of 99 Russian drones launched overnight, preventing further civilian casualties . However, a Shahed-type drone struck a petrol station in southern Odesa Oblast, igniting a fire that caused no reported injuries but highlighted the persistent threat to civilian energy infrastructure .
Amid the civilian toll, Ukraine’s Defence Forces claimed a tactical success, striking a Russian troop gathering point in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. The attack, targeting personnel from Russia’s 2nd Combined Arms Army housed in a high-rise building, reportedly killed around 10 troops and trapped others under debris . Meanwhile, Moscow announced the capture of the village of Yurkivka, located 16 kilometres east of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, as part of its ongoing eastern offensive .
The escalation follows condemnation from Lithuania’s culture minister, who denounced a Russian strike on Kyiv’s Pechersk Lavra—a UNESCO World Heritage site—as a “crime against cultural heritage” . The attacks coincide with a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s Far East, which seismologists linked to a series of tremors off the Kamchatka Peninsula .
As Moscow’s aerial campaign intensifies, Ukraine’s military and civil defence systems remain under severe strain, with regional governors warning of further Russian strikes targeting critical infrastructure and population centres.
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Russian drone attacks petrol station in Odesa OblastA Russian Shahed-type attack UAV struck a petrol station in the south of Odesa Oblast on the morning of 20 June. #ukraine
mastodon bot · about 3 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 3 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 3 hours ago
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tagesspiegel · about 3 hours ago
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yenisafak · about 3 hours ago
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bluesky bot · about 3 hours ago
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telegram bot · about 3 hours ago
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baltic times · about 3 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 3 hours ago
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ukrpravda · about 3 hours ago
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gazeta.pl · about 3 hours ago
KYIV INDEPENDENT: Russian attacks kill three and injures 45 civilians in Ukraine over last day In the city of Kharkiv, two people were killed and 10 were injured, including a child and a teenager, after Russian drones and glide bombs struck apartment buildings in an overnight attack, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Synehubov wrote on his Telegram channel. #Ukraine
mastodon bot · about 3 hours ago
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telegram bot · about 3 hours ago
One woman killed and 30 civilians injured in Kherson Oblast over past day A woman has been killed and 30 people injured as a result of Russian attack on Kherson Oblast, with damage reported to a cathedral, cars and infrastructure facilities.
ukrpravda · about 3 hours ago
⚡️Russian attacks kill three and injure 45 civilians in Ukraine over last day. In the city of Kharkiv, two people were killed and 10 were injured, including a child and a teenager, after Russian drones and glide bombs struck apartment buildings in an overnight attack.
bluesky bot · about 3 hours ago
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protothema · about 3 hours ago
📰 Twenty-five civilians wounded in Kherson region due to Russian aggression🔗 #RussianInvasion #RussianWar #Ukraine
mastodon bot · about 3 hours ago
Ukraines Defense Forces struck a Russian troop gathering point inside a high-rise building in Pokrovsk, 7th Air Assault Corps said. The target housed personnel from Russias 2nd Combined Arms Army, with around 10 troops killed and others trapped under debris. #Ukraine
mastodon bot · about 3 hours ago
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