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13 killed, 90 injured in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 574 words · By Malek Fouda
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13 people were killed and some 90 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as Russian attacks as the Kremlin intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities.

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What happened

13 people were killed and some 90 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as Russian attacks as the Kremlin intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities.

Why it matters

Meanwhile, Moscow says five people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russian cities.

Common ground

Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday claimed its overnight strikes hit drone warehouses in the Kharkiv region, as well as fuel depots and stores of other materiel belonging to Ukraine’s armed forces at the port of Odesa.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 2: “Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says four people were killed in the Kyiv capital region, a three-year-old boy and his grandparents, in one strike, and later another fatality was reported in a separate strike”
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The evidence provided mentions Zelenskyy reporting four deaths in Kyiv from Kinzhal missiles (Times of India) and other deaths in Zaporizhzhia, but does not specifically confirm the detail about a three-year-old boy and grandparents in one strike and a separate fifth fatality in the Kyiv region.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — According to Ukrainian government officials and news sources, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has survived dozens of assassination and kidnapping attempts by Russian or pro-Russian agents dur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Volo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since assuming office in May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made numerous international trips in his capacity as the president of Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presiden…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 3: “Moscow says five people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russian cities.”
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The claim that Ukrainian drones killed five people in Russia's border region is corroborated by Yahoo News Canada and implied by the context of the Belgorod attacks reported in multiple search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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Claim 4: “At least six other deaths were reported in strikes on other frontline cities, including Sumy, Kherson and Donetsk in the eastern industrial Donbas region.”
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Multiple sources confirm Russian strikes in Sumy, Kherson, and Donetsk. Al Jazeera reports six deaths in Ukraine (including three in Sumy), and another source confirms shelling in all three mentioned regions causing deaths.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2025, Russia launched a missile strike in Sumy in northeastern Ukraine that killed at least 35 people, including two children. It was the deadliest attack on Ukrainian civilians since 2023…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Sumy_airstrike
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian army has been shelling the Kherson, Sumy, and Donetsk regions throughout the day. As a result of the shelling, there are deaths and more than 10 people have been injured. Babel has collect…
https://babel.ua/en/news/127104-russians-attacked-kherson-su…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three more people were killed overnight and at least 19 others wounded in Russian attacks in the northern region of Sumy. Twelve people were wounded in the city of Sumy following an attack with guided…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/6/russian-strikes-kill…
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Claim 5: “Eight more people were injured in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa after “dozens of missiles and drones” struck the city and surrounding region, according to local administration head Oleh Kiper.”
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The source 'Odessa after the attack' explicitly states that 8 people were injured in Odesa following a massive attack, matching the claim's numbers.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 19 December, eight people were killed in a Russian missile attack on a bus in Odesa Oblast.[100]. On 24 December, Russian forces struck infrastructure across Odesa Oblast, killing one person and in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_strikes_(2022–present)
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web search NEUTRAL — In Odessa, following a massive attack, eight people were injured, cars were set on fire, and buildings were destroyed. Ця стаття також доступна українською.A destroyed building in Odessa. PHOTO: Odesa…
https://intent.press/en/news/society/2026/in-odessa-followin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Missiles and attack drones struck 22 locations, and debris from intercepted weapons fell in six additional locations. Due to Ukrainian countermeasures, several enemy missiles failed to reach their tar…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/attack-on-odesa-oblast-russia-f…
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Claim 6: “It said its forces had shot down 153 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday, including over Russian-occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.”
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Claim 7: “Ukrainian drones killed five people and injured two dozen others, including a four-year-old boy, in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, according to the regional administration.”
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Yahoo News Canada explicitly states that Ukrainian drones killed five people and injured two dozen others, including a four-year-old boy, in the Belgorod region, citing the regional administration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 22 May 2023, armed groups from Ukraine carried out a cross-border raid into Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Two Russian rebel groups allied with and based in Ukraine—the Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL) and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Belgorod_Oblast_incursion…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been attacks in mainland Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war since its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The main targets have been the military, the arms industry and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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Claim 8: “Kyiv has kept up long-range drone strikes against Russian energy infrastructure, as well as the country’s largest online retailer, Wildberries”
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Wikipedia and a specific web search result ('Wildberries under fire') confirm that Ukraine has targeted Russian energy infrastructure and the retail giant Wildberries as part of a long-range campaign.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2026, Ukraine has been intensifying its attacks in Russia, most importantly its deep strike campaign, called "long-range sanctions" by Ukraine, which include strikes on oil refineries, causing an e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_strikes_on_Wildberri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine is a unitary state and its system of government is a semi-presidential republic. Ukraine's economy is a transition economy, with the lowest nominal GDP per capita in Europe as of 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian officials call the strikes retaliation for years-long Russian attacks on Ukraine’s postal offices, energy infrastructure, hospitals and apartment buildings that killed thousands and left mil…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/ukraines-strikes-on…
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Claim 9: “In Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, Russian missiles struck a high-rise apartment block in the Saltivskyi district, killing three people and injuring 37, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov.”
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The evidence confirms that Kharkiv is the second-largest city and that the Saltivskyi district exists, but no specific report of a strike killing 3 and injuring 37 in that district is present in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Kharkiv was a military engagement that took place from February to May 2022 in and around the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine, as part of the eastern Ukraine offensive during the Russian inva…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kharkiv_(2022)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest city in Ukraine. Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine. Kharkiv is the adminis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saltivskyi District (Ukrainian: Салтівський район) is an urban district of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, named after Saltivka residential area. The district was created in 1937 when Petynsko-Zhuravliv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltivskyi_District
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Claim 10: “In Russia's Belgorod region, authorities said Ukrainian drone strikes damaged 29 apartment blocks and five private houses, as well as administrative buildings and unspecified “commercial facilities.””
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Claim 11: “Debris from Ukrainian drones also fell on two enterprises and a private home in the Russian city of Novorossiysk, mayor Andrey Kravchenko said on Sunday.”
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Claim 12: “13 people were killed and some 90 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as Russian attacks as the Kremlin intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities.”
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While a Yahoo News Canada result mentions '13 killed in Ukraine and 90 injured', the provided web search result for 'Ukraine Drone Attack on Industrial City in Russia' mentions 13 killed and 39 wounded in a different context (strikes in Russia). There is no clear corroboration from multiple independent sources for the specific 13 killed/90 wounded figure in Ukraine over 24 hours.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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Claim 13: “A major fuel terminal is located at Novorossiysk that links Kazakhstan's oil fields to markets around the world”
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