Russia and Ukraine exchange overnight strikes that leave 7 dead, many injured

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-09 · 20:07 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine resulted in civilian casualties and injuries on both sides. Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities have become frequent, with Russia reportedly exploiting Ukraine's limited supply of Patriot interceptors, its only defense against ballistic missiles. In Russia's Belgorod region, Ukrainian drones killed five people and injured two dozen, including a child. Local authorities reported these events.

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Ukrainian drones killed five people and injured two dozen others, including a four-year-old boy, in Russia’s border region of Belgorod.

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

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Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine in recent weeks.

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Moscow is exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for US-made Patriot systems.

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Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported.Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine in recent weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the US-made Patriot systems – the sole air defence weapon in its arsenal able to shoot down ballistic missiles.In the latest attacks, 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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