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Three Killed, Eight Hurt as Russian Bombardments Intensify Across Ukraine

By AP

Russian attacks on Ukraine on Friday, October 9 2026, killed three people and wounded at least eight, officials said. In Zaporizhzhia, Mykhailo Semikin, head of the regional military administration, reported one fatality and five injuries, including a child, after strikes hit residential areas. Svitlana Onyshchuk, head of the Ivano‑Frankivsk regional military administration, said a man was killed in that region. In the Kyiv region, a woman died when a warehouse in Bucha caught fire; Tymur Tkachenko, the regional military administration head, confirmed her body was found during rubble clearing. Three people were wounded there.

Russia and Ukraine remain engaged in a long‑range aerial war while front‑line forces are largely deadlocked. Elsewhere, a Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Belgorod region killed two people and wounded 12, according to regional emergency officials.

Over the past three days, Russian attacks have killed more than 50 civilians using ballistic missiles and jet‑powered drones. On Thursday, a guided bomb exploded next to buses in eastern Ukraine, killing 30. A day earlier, a missile strike in Pryluky killed 22 people, including five children.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow is likely to increase daily attacks as winter approaches, stressing the impact on Ukraine’s war‑torn economy and infrastructure. He appealed for NATO support, calling for new defence packages, anti‑ballistic capabilities, aircraft ammunition, and interceptor investments.

Ukraine’s energy and air‑defence needs were highlighted in a meeting with military and government officials. Zelenskyy noted extensive damage to the power grid and ongoing repairs.

The Kyiv city administration announced the re‑establishment of “points of invincibility”—government‑built aid stations providing food, drink, warmth, and power—in three districts with the worst power shortages.

A Ukrainian drone strike damaged a Yandex data centre in Kaluga, affecting several modules and potentially disrupting services; no injuries were reported. This is the second such attack in two days, the first targeting a data centre in Ryazan.

Zelenskyy confirmed a strike on the Ukhta oil refinery in Russia’s Komi region, though the governor of Ukhta reported no damage. The Kaluga region governor said nine people were wounded by drone attacks, while Tver governor Vitaly Korolyov reported a factory fire in Redkino with no casualties.

Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down 505 Ukrainian drones from late Thursday to early Friday.

Published – October 09, 2026 11:24 pm IST