Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia, acting governor says

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   Monday, August 17, 2026 at 8:12 AM UTC

   Latest update from Al Jazeera: At least six people killed in Ukrainian missile attack on Russia’s Belgorod. Belgorod's acting governor Alexander Shuvaev says the missile strikes damaged a building and car Six people have been killed and four injured in Ukrainian missile strikes on Russia's Belgorod region overnight, its acting governor has said. A 14-year-old child was among those injured, Alexander Shuvaev wrote on Telegram on Monday. Ukraine officials said two people were killed in Russian drone strikes overnight on the Sumy region, close to the border with Russia, which has been under frequent attack. The strikes come a night after what Russian officials called the "largest-scale" attack launched by Ukraine this year, in which at least seven people were killed. Russian attacks on Ukraine also killed at least seven people and injured more than 39 on Saturday night.

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   Monday, August 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM UTC

   Latest update from BBC World: Moscow says nine people have been killed in the past 24 hours, while Kyiv reports four deaths. Latest update from Al Jazeera: At least six people killed in Ukrainian missile attack on Russia’s Belgorod. Ukraine said sections of the local market in Sloviansk were on fire after overnight Russian strikes Nine people have been killed and 23 injured, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on Russia, local officials have said. Eight people were killed in the western Belgorod region bordering Ukraine in the past 24 hours. A woman died overnight in the southern Astrakhan region. Ukraine said two people were killed in Russian drone attacks on the north-eastern Sumy region, and another two in the eastern Donetsk region. The strikes come a night after what Russia described as the "largest-scale" attack by Ukraine this year, in which at least seven people were killed.

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   Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 11:39 AM UTC

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