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Russia's Strikes Kill 8 in Ukraine; Moscow Vows to Continue War

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Firstpost•28-09-2026, 05:45
Russia's Strikes Kill 8 in Ukraine; Moscow Vows to Continue War
- •Russian strikes on Sunday killed eight people across Ukraine, including three in Sumy and three in Zaporizhzhia, with one man killed in Kyiv and another in Odesa.
- •President Zelensky reported that Russia launched approximately 3,900 drones, aerial bombs, and missiles at Ukraine over the past week, targeting civilian infrastructure.
- •A children's center in Sumy was hit, killing three people including a 16-year-old girl, while a woman and two 16-year-olds were wounded in Kyiv.
- •Russia's defense ministry claimed to have bombed Kyivstar and Omega Telecom data centers in Kyiv, alleging they provided services to the Ukrainian army.
- •Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated his country intends to continue its military campaign "to the end," despite international calls for de-escalation.
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Russian strikes across Ukraine killed eight people, including three individuals at a children's centre in Sumy, three in Zaporizhzhia, one man in Kyiv, and another person in the Odesa region.
Russia's defence ministry stated that it bombed a Kyivstar data centre and another belonging to Omega Telecom in Kyiv, claiming these firms provided services to the Ukrainian army.
Russian forces seized the border village of Khrypuny in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, where Russia controls pockets of land.





