Russian drone kills 1, injures up to 7 in Ukraine's Pavlohrad
A Russian drone killed 1 person and injured as many as 7 others, including two 10-year-old girls, in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, officials and media say.
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Injured toll in Pavlohrad drone strike rises to 7, including two children, Ukrainian media report.
A Russian drone killed one person and injured as many as seven others in the city of Pavlohrad, in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha said on Monday.
Ganzha wrote on Telegram that at least three people had been hurt, including two 10-year-old girls who were taken to hospital for treatment. Ukrainian outlets Censor.net and Ukrinform later put the number of injured at seven, also citing the two girls among the wounded. The higher figure has not been directly confirmed by the regional administration.
The strike set a car on fire and damaged several apartment blocks and a shop in the city, Ganzha said, without specifying which neighbourhood was hit. No further details on the extent of the damage or the condition of those injured have been released.
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What we know
- Official · Dnipropetrovsk regional governor A Russian drone struck Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk region on Monday, killing 1 person, regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha said.
- 2+ outlets · Censor.net, Ukrinform Ganzha initially said at least 3 people were injured; Ukrainian outlets Censor.net and Ukrinform later put the figure at 7, with two 10-year-old girls among the wounded.
- Official · Dnipropetrovsk regional governor The strike set a car alight and damaged several apartment blocks and a shop, Ganzha said.
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Why it matters for Europe
Pavlohrad, an industrial city in Dnipropetrovsk region well back from the front line, has come under repeated Russian drone and missile attacks on residential areas during the war. Such strikes have added to civilian casualties far from the fighting itself, even though the city lies outside the immediate combat zone.
Updates
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Injured toll in Pavlohrad drone strike rises to 7, including two children, Ukrainian media report.
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Sources
Reported by 4 reports from 4 independent outlets in 2 countries.
- Ukrainska Pravda: Росіяни дроном атакували Павлоград: один загиблий, серед поранених двоє дітей
- Censor.net: Russians attacked Pavlohrad: one person killed, seven injured, including two children. PHOTOS
- Le Monde: EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : un mort et sept blessés dans une frappe de drone sur l’oblast de Dnipropetrovsk
- Ukrinform: Russian drone strike on Pavlohrad kills one, injures seven, including children
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Pavlohrad?
- A Russian drone struck the city on Monday, killing 1 person and injuring as many as 7 others, Ukrainian officials and media said.
- Were children hurt?
- Yes, two 10-year-old girls were among those injured and taken to hospital, regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha said.
- What damage was caused?
- A car caught fire and several apartment blocks and a shop were damaged, the governor said.
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