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Russia-Ukraine strikes: Five killed in night of August 8-9, 2026
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During the night of August 8-9, 2026, exchanges of strikes between Russia and Ukraine killed five people in Russia — in the Belgorod region with 25 wounded — and three in Ukraine (two in Kharkiv and one in Kherson). A Ukrainian drone struck Belgorod, damaging residential buildings and triggering multiple fires. Russian rockets targeted Odessa port and attacked Kharkiv (23 wounded), Kherson, and Pavlohrad, with nine wounded in Pavlohrad including four children. President Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of harming global food security.