Russia and Ukraine trade more deadly strikes

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Aug 17, 2026 · 747 words · By Gabriela Pomeroy; Dan Johnson

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Russia and Ukraine trade more deadly strikes - Published Nine people have been killed and 23 injured, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on Russia, local officials have said.

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What happened

Russia and Ukraine trade more deadly strikes - Published Nine people have been killed and 23 injured, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on Russia, local officials have said.

Why it matters

Eight people were killed in the western Belgorod region bordering Ukraine in the past 24 hours.

Common ground

A woman died overnight in the southern Astrakhan region.

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Follow-up questions

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 26 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a woman was killed after a drone strike hit a home in the Astrakhan region”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant 'Reverse Phone Lookup' search results and does not mention a drone strike in Astrakhan killing a woman.

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web search NEUTRAL — Enter any landline or mobile number to uncover available caller details — including the owner’s name, location, address history, and carrier information — all compiled from public records. When you re…
https://www.peoplefinders.com/reverse-phone

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web search NEUTRAL — Phone searches can let you know about the availability of details like name, location, phone carrier, social media profiles, and more. You can look up information several ways... If you know the name …
https://www.spokeo.com/reverse-phone-lookup

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web search NEUTRAL — With Truecaller’s reverse phone lookup tool, you can now simply type the caller’s number in the search bar above and find out who called you within seconds! The best part? Truecaller also tells you if…
https://www.truecaller.com/reverse-phone-number-lookup

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Claim 2: “A separate overnight attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa damaged a civilian vessel and injured four people”

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Claim 3: “Russian attacks on Ukraine also killed at least seven people and injured more than 39 on Saturday night.”

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While evidence confirms Russian attacks killed people (e.g., 'at least eight people killed'), the specific figures of 'at least seven people and injured more than 39 on Saturday night' are not found in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economic consequences of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) began in late February 2022, in the days after Russia recognized two breakaway Ukrainian republics and launched an invasion of Ukrai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_consequences_of_the_R…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Holodomor, also known as the Ukrainian famine, was a massive man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians. The Holodomor was part of the wider Soviet fami…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Russo-Ukrainian War (2022–present), the Russian military has continuously carried out deliberate attacks against civilian targets and indiscriminate attacks in densely populated areas. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_i…

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Claim 4: “Eight people were killed in the western Belgorod region bordering Ukraine in the past 24 hours.”

DISPUTED

One source reports 8 people killed in Belgorod over the past 24 hours, while another source from The Moscow Times reports that Ukrainian strikes in the same region over the past 24 hours killed only one man.

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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 — K-329 Belgorod (Russian: БС-329 «Белгород») is a modified design of the Oscar II class (NATO designation) Russian nuclear submarine. It was laid down in July 1992 as a Project 949A cruise missile subm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Belgorod

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Claim 5: “The Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz said on Monday that Russia had attacked its facilities 13 times during the past week.”

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Claim 6: “Five others were killed in attacks across the country.”

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Claim 7: “The latest Ukrainian strikes burned a building and damaged a car in Belgorod's village of Koloskovo”

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Two independent web search results confirm that Ukrainian strikes burned a building and damaged a car in the village of Koloskovo, Belgorod region.

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web search NEUTRAL — The city of Kharkiv and 13 other settlements in the Kharkiv region came under Russian attack over the past day, injuring five people. According to Ukrinform, Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regio…
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4161533-five-injured-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — The latest Ukrainian strikes burned a building and damaged a car in the village of Koloskovo in the Valuysky district, which is close to Russia's border with Ukraine, Shuvaev said.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ukrainian-strikes-kill-six-russia-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Six people have been killed as a result of a missile strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the village of Koloskovo in the Valuysky district of the Belgorod region, said Acting Governor of the regi…
https://en.apa.az/europe/six-killed-in-ukrainian-missile-str…

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Claim 8: “A woman was killed in an attack on a civilian bus in Belgorod”

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Claim 9: “13 regions had come under attack last week, with Russia launching more than 1,550 attack drones, nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs and 62 missiles.”

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Claim 10: “Ukraine said two people were killed in Russian drone attacks on the north-eastern Sumy region, and another two in the eastern Donetsk region.”

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The evidence mentions Russian strikes in Sumy and Donetsk, but the specific numbers (2 in Sumy, 2 in Donetsk) are not corroborated by the provided search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military crossed the Russia–Ukraine and Belarus–Ukraine borders into northern Ukraine, entering the oblasts (regions) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_front_of_the_Russian_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, the Russian military invaded Ukraine and began capturing and occupying parts of the Sumy Oblast. Russian forces failed to capture the capital of the oblast, Sumy, however, some se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Sumy_Obl…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Map of the oblasts of Ukraine. Russia had control of Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk (the striped areas) prior to the 2022 invasion. This page provides information on the most recently known c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_control_during_the…

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Claim 11: “the Ukrainian strike targeted an industrial facility but that it had not been damaged.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant YouTube Music reviews and does not mention industrial facilities in Astrakhan.

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web search NEUTRAL — What is YouTube Music? With the YouTube Music app, you can watch music videos, stay connected to artists that you love, and discover music and podcasts to enjoy on all your devices.
https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/6313529?hl=en…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 16, 2025 · You're missing the point with your response. You can no longer look at the different types of songs related to the current song. In other words, there is no way to explore related songs…
https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/thread/373659737/why…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 2, 2025 · YouTube Music Review – A Frustrating Experience for Music Lovers & Audiophiles As someone who deeply values music, I gave YouTube Music a fair shot, but it has some serious flaws that ru…
https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/thread/322209320/you…

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Claim 12: “54 trading pavilions were set ablaze at a local market in Sloviansk.”

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Claim 13: “Nine people have been killed and 23 injured, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on Russia”

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The provided evidence discusses various strikes (Sochi, border checkpoints, etc.), but none of the sources confirm the specific tally of 9 deaths and 23 injuries including a child for Ukrainian strikes on Russia.

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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 14: “Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022”

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Confirmed by multiple independent news sources (BBC, CNBC, Al Jazeera, DW) and Wikipedia.

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Claim 15: “two people were killed in Russian strikes on the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in the Donetsk region”

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Claim 16: “an 83-year-old man died in a drone attack in the Moscow region.”

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Claim 17: “A woman died overnight in the southern Astrakhan region.”

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The evidence mentions a woman killed in a building collapse in Astrakhan and a woman killed by a drone in Borisoglebsk (Voronezh region), but does not confirm a woman died overnight in the Astrakhan region due to the strikes in question.

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web search NEUTRAL — Astrakhan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in southern Russia.The Astrakhan region is the homeland of the Buzhans, one of several Slavic tribes from which modern Russians evolved;[10] the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrakhan_Oblast

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web search NEUTRAL — MOSCOW - A woman was killed and several others were missing after a section of a five-story residential building collapsed in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan on Thursday evening, Regional Gover…
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/17/WS65571f87a3109…

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web search NEUTRAL — Voronezh Region Governor Alexander Gusev said a woman identified only as having been born in 1983 was killed when a drone crashed into a house in the town of Borisoglebsk.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/10/voronezh-woman-kil…

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Claim 18: “Russia said its attacks on Kyiv on Saturday night targeted a FirePoint facility producing parts for Ukrainian Flamingo missiles and a factory making components for drones.”

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Claim 19: “A warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries was also hit.”

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Claim 20: “currently controls approximately a fifth of Ukrainian territory.”

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Multiple cross-references from BBC News confirm that Russia controls approximately 20% (a fifth) of Ukrainian territory.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ye480kxpmo?at_medium=RSS…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and currently controls approximately a fifth of Ukrainian territory.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1411pgje8xo?at_medium=R…

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Claim 21: “five people died in Russia's south-western region of Rostov”

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Claim 22: “The Russian attacks also hit a book market in the city's Pochayna district.”

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Claim 23: “a man and woman died after a private house was hit by a guided aerial bomb in the Zaporizhzhia region”

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Claim 24: “In the Sumy region, a man and a woman were killed in an overnight Russian drone attack”

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Claim 25: “On Saturday night, Ukraine fired some 822 drones towards Russia, with 600 aiming for Moscow”

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Claim 26: “seven out of 10 of the largest Wildberries logistics centres had been "disabled".”

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