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Russian attacks kill 3, injure 29 in Ukraine over past day

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Russian attacks kill 3, injure 29 in Ukraine over past day
The aftermath of a Russian attack against Bilozerske, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug. 11, 2025. (State Emergency Service/Telegram)

Editor's note: The story was updated with the latest casualty figures in Bilozerske.

Russian strikes across Ukrainian regions killed at least three civilians and injured at least 29 over the past day, regional authorities reported on Aug. 12.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 48 Shahed-type strike drones and decoys overnight, as well as four Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, the Air Force reported.

Ukrainian defenses intercepted 36 drones, while 12 drones and three missiles struck seven locations, according to the statement.

Russian forces launched dozens of attacks against the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Aug. 11, injuring six people and damaging an apartment building, houses, a gas pipeline, and other civilian properties, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.

A 55-year-old woman was injured in the same district during subsequent attacks overnight.

In Donetsk Oblast, a civilian was killed and another injured during a Russian attack on Shakhove, two were injured in Kostiantynivka, and one each was injured in Pokrovsk and Illinivka, according to Governor Vadym Filaskhin.

Russia also attacked the town of Bilozerske with aerial bombs overnight, killing two civilians and injuring seven, including a 16-year-old boy, the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office said.

In Kharkiv Oblast, a 78-year-old man was injured during a Russian attack on the town of Kupiansk, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

Russian attacks injured five people in Kherson Oblast, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said. A high-rise building, 13 houses, a cell tower, a gas station, and other civilian properties were damaged.

In Sumy Oblast, a man born in 1987 was injured during a Russian drone strike in the area of the city of Sumy, the regional authorities reported.

In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, three women were injured in Russian strikes against the Zaporizhzhia and Polohy districts, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov.

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Martin Fornusek

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

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