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Ukraine faces widespread Russian attacks with drones and shelling

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Posted Jun 14, 2026, 06:30 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-06-14-0630
Ukraine faces widespread Russian attacks with drones and shelling

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted most of 117 Russian drones, but ground strikes continued across Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Sumy, resulting in fatalities and widespread damage.

Russian forces launched 117 attack drones from various directions on June 12, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting 102. These attacks resulted in 14 strikes across seven locations and debris impacting eight others. Separately, Russian forces conducted 949 strikes on 44 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, causing two fatalities and three injuries in the Zaporizhzhia and Polohy districts. In the Donetsk region, three 250-kilogram aerial bombs struck Sloviansk, damaging 24 multi-story buildings and injuring at least one child. Additionally, shelling in Mykolaiv damaged 14 private homes and two vehicles, injuring a married couple, while railway infrastructure in the Sumy region was also targeted.

Sources: Радіо Свобода, Українська правда, Громадське.

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