Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Russian Strikes Kill Six Across Ukraine as Sides Trade Attacks
Russian forces carried out air attacks in several parts of Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials said six people were killed and dozens were injured.
Homes, businesses, factories, petrol stations and other infrastructure were damaged.
The cities and regions mentioned included Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa and Zvyahel.
Russia said it struck factories and ships that it believed were connected to military supplies.
Ukraine said it attacked a factory in Togliatti, Russia.
Russian officials said drones also damaged buildings and injured one person there.
Both countries reported attacks, but Reuters said it could not independently verify either side’s claims.
Russian air strikes across several Ukrainian regions killed six people and injured dozens, officials said.
Two people were killed in a strike on a grocery store in Zvyahel, while petrol stations and an enterprise were also hit.
Odesa officials reported 37 people injured, including an infant, and two missing after overnight attacks.
Russia said it struck Ukrainian industrial sites and cargo vessels in Odesa and Chornomorsk.
Ukraine said it hit a synthetic-rubber plant in Togliatti; Russian officials reported damage to homes and one injury.
- Who
- Russian forces and Ukrainian forces; officials in both countries reported casualties and damage.
- What
- Air strikes and drone attacks killed six people, injured dozens and damaged civilian, industrial and shipping-related sites.
- When
- The attacks were reported on Saturday, September 12, with several occurring overnight.
- Where
- Several Ukrainian regions, including Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as Togliatti and Taganrog in Russia.
- Why
- Russia said it targeted Ukrainian industrial sites, ports and cargo vessels linked to military supplies; Ukraine said it targeted a Russian plant connected to missile fuel production.
Ukraine’s Account
Russia’s Account
Casualties and damage
Ukraine’s Account
Ukrainian officials said Russian strikes killed six people, injured dozens and damaged homes and infrastructure.
Russia’s Account
Russian officials acknowledged Ukrainian drone attacks in the Samara region and said residential buildings were damaged and one person was injured in Togliatti.
Industrial targets
Ukraine’s Account
Ukraine said it struck the Togliattikauchuk plant, which it described as producing synthetic rubbers and fuel additives used in Russian missile fuel.
Russia’s Account
Russia said its forces hit Ukrainian steel and industrial facilities in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih.
Shipping targets
Ukraine’s Account
Ukraine reported Russian strikes on ports and ships but did not provide the same justification for those attacks in the report.
Russia’s Account
The Russian Defence Ministry said it hit cargo vessels in Odesa and Chornomorsk because they were carrying goods for military use.
- Reported Ukrainian deaths
- Six people were killed in strikes across Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials.
- Odesa casualties
- Thirty-seven people, including an infant, were injured; two people were reported missing.
- Zhytomyr Region
- A strike on a grocery store in Zvyahel killed two people, according to Governor Vitaliy Bunechko.
- Russian targets claimed
- Russia said it struck Zaporizhstal, an Interpipe Steel complex, plants in Kryvyi Rih and cargo vessels.
- Ukrainian target claimed
- Ukraine said it hit the Togliattikauchuk synthetic-rubber plant in Togliatti, causing a fire.
- Reported Russian casualties
- One person was injured and several residential buildings were damaged in Togliatti, according to local officials.
- Verification
- Reuters said it could not independently verify accounts from either side.