Skip to main content

We've updated our Privacy Policy. Questions? Email us any time at privacy@ground.news

Published loading...Updated

Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine's Balakliia, Sumy, officials say

Authorities said the overnight attacks also wounded dozens, sparked fires and damaged homes, businesses and infrastructure.

  • On Thursday, Russian strikes on homes in Balakliya, Kharkiv, killed three people, as rescuers worked to clear debris and douse fires at the destruction sites.
  • Overnight attacks across eastern Ukraine killed at least six people, with strikes wounding 19 in Sumy, six in Kherson, and two in Dnipropetrovsk.
  • The Guinea-Bissau-flagged vessel Mera Queen was hit late Wednesday in the Black Sea, killing one crew member and causing fires as Russia intensifies attacks on trade routes.
  • A Wildberries logistics centre was slightly damaged by drones, marking the 20th attack on the retailer's warehouses since July 18, amid Kyiv's allegations the company supports Moscow's war effort.
  • Moscow's Ministry of Defence claimed its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 605 Ukrainian aerial drones over its territory and the Crimean Peninsula overnight.
Insights by Ground AI

58 Articles

Center

At least six people have been killed in renewed Russian attacks on Ukraine.

·Germany
Read Full Article
Lean Right

In the Sumy region and the eastern Ukrainian city of Balaklija, three people are killed in Russian attacks.

·Vienna, Austria
Read Full Article
Center

In Ukraine, three people died in the night, killed by Russian bombings in the Kharkiv region of north-east Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky deplores a lack of ballistic missile interceptors. On the Russian side, 605 Ukrainian drones were shot dead in the night over twenty regions. - War in Ukraine: three dead in Russian bombings in the north-east (International).

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 43% of the sources lean Left
43% Left

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

rbc.ua broke the news on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal