Jul 12, 2026
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Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes, resulting in nine deaths.

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Nine Dead in Russia-Ukraine Strikes

Key facts

  • Nine people were killed in the exchange of strikes between Russia and Ukraine.
  • Four people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine.
  • Five people were killed in Ukrainian strikes on Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.
  • The strikes came a day before Ukraine's allies were set to meet in Paris for talks on pressuring Russia to end its more than four-year war.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight, killing nine people. The attacks came a day before Ukraine's allies were set to meet in Paris for talks on pressuring Russia to end its more than four-year war.

Russian Attacks on Ukraine

Russia fired a wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing four people. Three people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, including two in a strike on an industrial enterprise in the city of Kryvyi Rih. A separate drone attack on the southern city of Kherson killed a 48-year-old.

Ukrainian Strikes on Russia

Ukrainian strikes on the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region left four dead, while a long-range Ukrainian drone strike killed a man in Russia's Samara region.

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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by The Moscow Times.

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