Drone, artillery attacks kill civilians on both sides of Russia-Ukraine border

Servicemen of the 148th Separate Artillery Zhytomyr Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, June 22, 2026. (REUTERS)
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  • The Moscow-appointed head of Russian-held areas in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, said on Telegram that two people were killed in Ukrainian ​drone strikes in ​the major towns of Horlivka and Makiivka

KYIV: Drones and artillery killed civilians on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine border on Saturday, local officials said.
In the Russian border region of Bryansk, a Ukrainian drone strike killed two people in their car in a village ‌near the border, ‌the region’s acting ​Governor ‌Yegor ⁠Kovalchuk ​said on Telegram.
Russia’s ⁠Defense Ministry, quoted by Russian news agencies, said 124 Ukrainian drones had been downed over Russian regions over a period extending from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (0500-1700 GMT).
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ⁠issued a long series of statements ‌about Ukrainian drones ‌heading for the capital ​being intercepted. An informal ‌tally kept by Russian news ‌agencies put the number at 24 during the day.
In Ukraine, the governor of the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk Region, Oleksandr Ganzha, said a combined ‌total of more than 40 drone strikes and artillery fire had ⁠killed ⁠one person and injured one near Nikopol.
The town, lying on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River from the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, is a frequent Russian target.
The Moscow-appointed head of Russian-held areas in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, said on Telegram that two people were killed in Ukrainian ​drone strikes in ​the major towns of Horlivka and Makiivka.