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Ukraine says Russian strikes kills three in the east
UKRAINE, JUL 17 – Russian forces launched 400 drones and a ballistic missile targeting multiple Ukrainian cities, killing at least three civilians and disrupting power and water supplies, officials said.
- In mid-July 2025, a 500-kilogram bomb was dropped on a crowded shopping centre in Dobropillia by Russian military personnel, resulting in the deaths of two civilians and injuries to 27 others.
- The attack followed ongoing intense Russian drone, missile, and artillery strikes across Ukraine amid stalled peace talks and US calls for a 50-day peace deal.
- Governor Vadym Filashkin reported firefighters were extinguishing fires and rescue teams were searching for possible survivors amidst damage to at least 54 shops and 304 apartments.
- Filashkin said, "This was a deliberate hit on a crowded area," with eight vehicles also damaged in the strike impacting Dobropillia's commercial heart.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the strike as "simply horrific, stupid Russian terror," while US President Donald Trump pledged more weapons to Ukraine and warned of additional sanctions on Russia.
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Two people were killed in an airstrike on the center of Dobropillia, a city in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, on Wednesday, July 16, local officials reported.
The exchange of attacks with unmanned aircraft between Ukraine and Russia causes at least two deaths on both sides of the border, confirming the authorities of both countries on social networks.
Russian troops attacked a shopping mall and market in the town of Dobropiliya in Donetsk Oblast late Wednesday afternoon. According to local authorities, two people were killed and 28 others were wounded.
Ukraine attacks Russian cities with drones, including Moscow and St. Petersburg. In the western Russian border region of Belgorod there are deaths.
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