Russian Strikes Injure 80, Kill 4 Across Ukraine

Russian forces killed four people and injured more than 80 people, including an infant, in a wave of attacks across Ukraine on Thursday, Sept. 10, with the deadliest strike hitting a shopping center in Pavlohrad, a city in Dnipropetrovsk region. According to Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi, the attack targeted a shopping center in central Pavlohrad midday, while the streets were crowded with residents.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) confirmed at 6:16 p.m. local time that the toll rose to four killed and 62 injured, including two rescuers hurt while responding to the attack. Market stalls, a store, and vehicles were set ablaze in the strikes. Three teenage boys – aged 13, 14 and 15 – were confirmed to be injured, according to Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Region Military Administration. They were taken to hospital and received necessary medical assistance. As of 6:47 p.m. local time, Dnipro was struck for the third time in the day. Hanzha reported that food warehouses caught fire, providing no further details about the casualties at the time of the report. Earlier Wednesday, Russian forces struck the same food industry facility in Dnipro twice, following a night of attacks across the Dnipropetrovsk region involving drones, artillery, and a guided aerial bomb (KAB). Infant injured as 6 KABs launched on Kramatorsk A massive Russian airstrike injured 22 people, including an infant, in Kramatorsk. Other Topics of Interest Why Germany Is Sounding Sirens Nationwide – Why Ukrainians React Differently While Germans treated the drill as routine, a Ukrainian resident told Kyiv Post the sirens triggered a more traumatic reaction among Ukrainians. According to the SES at 6:19 p.m. local time, Russian forces dropped six KABs on the city’s residential areas, damaging three private homes and 14 apartment buildings along with other civilian infrastructure. Rescuers at the scene of one strike found that the blast wave had deformed apartment entrance doors, trapping residents inside before they were freed and given assistance. 11 wounded in strikes on Sumy Around the same time, Russian forces struck a residential area in Sumy with two KABs, injuring 11 people, including three children. At 6:43 p.m. local time, the SES confirmed that a Russian drone struck a shopping mall, noting that a fire broke out on the building’s roof. “Less than an hour later, the enemy struck the city with guided aerial bombs,” the SES reported. “An apartment building, about 15 private homes, two stores, and residents’ vehicles sustained damage.” Citing several local authorities, Ukrainska Pravda reported that the city’s shopping mall, Manufactura, had already been damaged in a previous attack on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and was closed for repairs at the time of the second strike. On the evening of Wednesday, Russian forces struck the mall’s parking lot, killing a 21-year-old man and woman, while injuring 20 others. Cultural center struck in Kharkiv Russian forces carried out another drone attack on a cultural center in the village of Zolochiv, Bohodukhiv district, which had already been damaged by shelling, the SES reported at 8:06 p.m. local time. The strike caused a fire on the second floor of the building, covering an area of 200 square meters (2,153 feet). “Fortunately, there were no casualties,” the SES reported, adding that response units and a community rescue officer worked at the scene. Zelensky condemns strikes, vows continued air defense push President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks, saying that Russian forces used drones to “kill people who simply happened to be near shopping centers.” He also said that other cities and communities in both Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, as well as Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions, came under the attack. “Today, decisions will be made on additional support packages for Ukraine, including defense support and specifically for protecting our skies.” Zelensky’s remarks came as he arrived in Canada with First Lady Olena Zelenska for a three-day visit focused on boosting defense, economic and energy cooperation on Thursday. “The world sees what Russia is doing,” he said, addding that “there will be support for Ukraine.” The strikes intensified following the departure of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who had visited both Kyiv and Moscow throughout the weekend in efforts to broker an end to Russia’s war. Although the Kremlin signaled openness for further trilateral talks, it continues to launch coordinated large-scale attacks on Ukraine nationwide, raising doubt about whether the negotiations can deliver meaningful progress. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.