3 people die in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia
WESTERN RUSSIA, AUG 7 – Ukrainian long-range drones struck industrial and military targets in western Russia, killing three and injuring two amid intensified cross-border hostilities, Russian officials reported.
- Overnight into Saturday, drone attacks carried out by Ukrainian forces resulted in three fatalities and left two individuals injured in western Russia, including an assault on a business in Penza.
- The strikes followed reciprocal attacks between Ukraine and Russia amid ongoing conflict, with Moscow rejecting ceasefire calls and continuing military offensives.
- Russia's defense ministry announced that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 112 Ukrainian drones across eight regions from Friday night to early Saturday, while Ukrainian forces reported that Russia deployed 53 drones and decoys in attacks during the same period.
- In related strikes, eleven people were wounded in Kharkiv, a guard was killed in Rostov, and an elderly man died in Samara due to falling drone debris, illustrating the conflict's broader impact.
- These ongoing drone attacks and military advances emphasize sustained hostilities, with Ukrainian President Zelensky renewing peace talks contingent on Russian readiness.
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Deadly Artillery Strike in Nikopol: Three Killed in Russian Shelling
Three people were killed and four injured in a Russian artillery shelling in Nikopol, southeastern Ukraine, according to regional governor Serhiy Lysak. The victims, two men and a woman, were hit during the frequent attacks on this Ukrainian-held town near the Dnipro River, with one victim being an emergency worker.
On the evening of August 6, Russian troops carried out artillery shelling of Nikopol.
Russian air defenses destroyed about 15 enemy drones in this area near the Ukrainian border.
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