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19 Dead As Russia And Ukraine Exchange Drone Strikes

By Blaze 91.5 FM    |    August 17, 2026    |    3 min read

19 Dead as Russia and Ukraine Exchange Drone Strikes

19 people have been killed in both Russia and Ukraine following waves of drones and missiles attacks on civilian infrastructure on both sides.

The regional governor of Rostov in Russia, Yuri Slusar, said swarms of Ukrainian drones killed five people in a residential area, three more, killed in the Belgorod, Kursk and Moscow regions, along with four others in parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia.

Also, Moscow’s regional governor Andrey Vorobyov, described the assault as “one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory”.

Meanwhile in Ukraine, a barrage of Russian drones and missiles killed two people and wounded 14 at a steel plant in the hometown President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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