# Russia kills eight people in Ukraine and attacks two vessels in the Black Sea

https://mins.news/en/item/65396

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-19 10:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/19/poland-on-high-alert-as-russia-claims-black-sea-vessel-strikes?traffic_source=rss

> Ukraine’s Air Force says Russia launched 174 drones and two antiship missiles overnight, while air defences intercepted or jammed 141 targets. Attacks in Kharkiv and Kherson regions killed eight people and injured 20. Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces struck two commercial vessels in the Black Sea. Poland briefly raised air-defence readiness and scrambled jets.

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