# 10 killed in morning strike in Kharkiv Oblast as Russian attacks kill 9 others across Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/24931

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-18 09:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/10-killed-in-morning-strike-in-kharkiv-oblast-as-attacks-kill-19-injure-53-across-ukraine-over-past-day/

> A Russian strike on central Pechenihy in Kharkiv Oblast killed at least 10 people and injured 17 on the morning of Aug. 18, Ukrainian officials said. Together with overnight and early-morning attacks elsewhere, Russian forces killed at least 19 people and injured 53 across six oblasts. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike hit a crowded area near shops, a post office and homes deliberately.

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