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Russian Drone Attacks Kill Three and Leave Thousands Without Power in Ukraine
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Moneycontrol•16-10-2026, 16:54
Russian Drone Attacks Kill Three and Leave Thousands Without Power in Ukraine
- •Russian drone strikes killed at least three people and wounded dozens across multiple regions of Ukraine on Friday.
- •A strike on a food-processing facility in the northwestern Volyn region killed one person and cut power to approximately 370,000 residents.
- •Attacks damaged two shopping centres, one in Sumy and another in Rivne, injuring several civilians.
- •Emergency repair crews worked to restore electricity, but officials warned that blackouts in the regional capital of Lutsk could last at least 24 hours.
- •The latest bombardment follows earlier missile and drone strikes this week that damaged 30 energy facilities and left hundreds of thousands without power.
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A drone strike on a food-processing facility in Volyn killed one person, wounded eight others, and disrupted electricity supplies to approximately 370,000 residents in the region.
The strikes damaged at least two shopping centers: one located in the front-line city of Sumy and another in the neighboring Rivne region, where seven people were wounded.
Attacks across three districts in Kharkiv resulted in two deaths and twelve reported injuries, according to regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
