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Russian strikes kill nine in Ukraine

By AFP
June 24, 2026
A firefighter rests at the site of apartment buildings hit by Russian missile strikes, amid Russias attack on Ukraine, in the town of Balakliia, Kharkiv region, Ukraine November 17, 2025.—Reuters
A firefighter rests at the site of apartment buildings hit by Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Balakliia, Kharkiv region, Ukraine November 17, 2025.—Reuters

KYIV, Ukraine: Russian strikes killed nine people across Ukraine on Tuesday, including six in the central Dnipropetrovsk region that borders the front line, local authorities said. Moscow and Kyiv have intensified attacks in recent weeks, as US-led talks on ending Europe´s deadliest conflict since World War II remain effectively frozen.

In Kryvyi Rig, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky´s hometown, “two men aged 25 and 34 and a 54-year-old woman were killed,” said Dnipropetrovsk region governor Oleksandr Ganzha.

Ganzha posted images showing the site of the strike, with smouldering rubble and the charred shell of a destroyed building.