Three rescued, one killed in Russian drone strike on Ukraine block

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 8, 2026Country: Ukraine

World / International

Three rescued, one killed in Russian drone strike on Ukraine block

A Russian drone strike damaged an apartment block in Konotop, northeastern Ukraine. Rescue crews pulled three people alive from the rubble, while one woman was killed and a child wounded.

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