Strikes kill 12 in Russia and Ukraine

International

2026-08-172026-08-17By Correspondent

KYIV – Overnight strikes killed 12 people in Russia and Ukraine, authorities said yesterday, as waves of drones and missiles pummelled civilian infrastructure on both sides.

With fighting at the front at a near standstill and talks frozen, the warring countries have significantly stepped up long-range attacks deep behind each other’s lines, pushing the civilian death toll to its highest levels since the war’s first months in 2022.