Russian air strikes kill five in Donetsk region, seven trapped under rubble

September 24, 2026 at 12:22 AM2 min

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Russian air strikes on Oleksandrivka in Donetsk region killed at least five people and injured six, including a child born in 2021, on September 23. Seven people, including two children, are believed trapped under rubble. The strikes damaged 12 apartment buildings, 42 private houses, a kindergarten, a shop, and seven vehicles.

Key Facts

At least five people were killed and six injured in Oleksandrivka, Donetsk region, after Russian forces dropped four aerial bombs at around 10:00 local time on September 23.
Seven people, including two children born in 2024 and 2025, are believed trapped under the rubble in Oleksandrivka.
The strikes damaged 12 apartment buildings, 42 private houses, an administrative building, a kindergarten, a shop, and seven vehicles.
A separate Russian attack on Kramatorsk with cluster munitions at 11:45 injured nine people, including four women and five men aged 46 to 74.
In Sumy, three Russian guided-bomb strikes injured seven people and caused a large fire, while in Kyiv one person was injured in the Sviatoshynskyi district.

Oleksandrivka Strike

Russian forces dropped four aerial bombs on Oleksandrivka in Kramatorsk district at around 10:00 local time, according to Donetsk regional military administration head Vadym Filashkin. The attack killed at least five people and injured six, including a child born in 2021. Seven people, including two children born in 2024 and 2025, are believed trapped under the rubble. The strikes damaged 12 apartment buildings, 42 private houses, an administrative building, a kindergarten, a shop, and seven vehicles. Donetsk regional police said the bombs were FAB-250s with unified planning and correction modules (UMPK).

Kramatorsk Cluster Munition Attack

At 11:45, Russian forces struck Kramatorsk with cluster munitions, injuring nine people, according to Donetsk regional police. The injured included four women and five men aged 46 to 74. One woman is in serious condition, and the victims suffered mine-blast injuries, shrapnel wounds, and fractures. The attack damaged eight private houses.

Sumy and Kyiv Strikes

Three Russian guided-bomb strikes on Sumy injured seven people and damaged residential areas, civilian infrastructure, vehicles, and non-residential buildings. A large fire broke out at one site, and rescuers worked simultaneously at three impact locations. In Kyiv, a fire broke out in a non-residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district, injuring one person. The Pecherskyi district was also hit, with the roof of an exhibition center damaged. On September 22, Russian attacks on Kyiv killed two people and injured 43, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.