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Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka, police say

A member of the White Angels police evacuation unit assists a resident during an evacuation from the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Sept. 16, 2025. (Reuters)

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Updated 18 September 2025

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September 18, 2025 15:33

Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka, police say

Police said in a statement on the Telegram app that the strike happened around 10 am

Updated 18 September 2025

Reuters

September 18, 2025 15:33

KYIV: A Russian guided bomb strike killed five people in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, near the frontline, the National Police said on Thursday.
Police said in a statement on the Telegram app that the strike happened around 10 a.m. (0700 GMT), killing two women and three men and damaging four residential buildings. Russian forces have come within 8-10 kilometers (5-6 miles) of the city, according to open-source mapping project DeepState.