# Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 7, injure 51; drone downed over Romania

https://mins.news/en/item/23411

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-16 09:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-across-ukraine-kill-at-least-7-injure-51/

> Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven civilians and injured 51 over the past day, regional authorities reported. Kyiv, Kremenchuk and Kryvyi Rih were among the main targets of missiles and 106 long-range attack drones. Romania said a Spanish F-18 on a NATO air-policing mission shot down a drone that entered its airspace from Moldova.

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