# Around 70 Russian residents, including 3 children, killed in Ukrainian strikes over past week

https://mins.news/en/item/24767

- TASS, 2026-08-18 05:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174439

> Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik told TASS that Ukrainian strikes over the past week killed 69 civilians, including three children, and injured 406 people, including 16 minors. He said 93% of the casualties resulted from drone attacks and that nearly 7,300 munitions were fired at Russian territory.

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