# Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine as Moscow says it intercepted hundreds of drones

https://mins.news/en/item/14864

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-06 07:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/6/russian-strikes-kill-six-in-ukraine-as-moscow-intercepts-hundreds-of-drones?traffic_source=rss

> Ukrainian officials report that Russian strikes killed three people in the Kharkiv region and three more in Sumy. Moscow, meanwhile, says its forces intercepted 605 drones. The claims describe continuing Russian strikes and large-scale drone activity connected to the war in Ukraine.

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