# Once a rear hub, Pavlohrad is now in Russia’s guided-bomb crosshairs

https://mins.news/en/item/27500

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-20 15:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/once-a-hub-in-the-rear-pavlohrad-is-now-in-russias-guided-bomb-crosshairs/

> Pavlohrad in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was once a relatively safe refuge from fighting farther east. As Russia’s weapons reach deeper, recent guided aerial bomb and drone attacks have killed and wounded civilians, damaged local business and left residents worried about schools, shelters and a possible evacuation.

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