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Russian drone strike kills six in Lutsk, with injuries also reported in Rivne
A Russian drone attack killed six people in Lutsk, a city in western Ukraine, on Oct.
14.
Five people died at a wholesale warehouse, and a sixth died later in hospital.
Authorities gave different figures for injuries in Lutsk: the regional governor said 10 people were injured, while Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported 12.
Two people, including a child, were also injured when a nine-story apartment building was struck.
The attack also injured eight people in Rivne, another city in western Ukraine, according to regional authorities.
The strikes damaged homes and vehicles, and a warehouse fire broke out in Lutsk.
The attack adds to recent strikes on western Ukraine, including a drone attack on a Rivne university the previous day; no further response or next steps were reported.
Russian drone attacks killed six people in Lutsk, in western Ukraine, on the morning of Oct. 14, according to regional governor Roman Romaniuk.
The deaths occurred after drone wreckage fell on a wholesale warehouse and caused a large fire.
Reports differed on the number of people injured in Lutsk: Romaniuk said 10, while Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported 12.
A separate drone crash in Rivne injured eight people, including a child, according to the regional military administration.
The Kyiv Independent’s account gave a conflicting opening figure of three people killed across the attacks, while also reporting six deaths in Lutsk.
- Who
- Six people were killed in Lutsk, and people were injured in Lutsk and Rivne.
- What
- Russian drone attacks caused a warehouse fire in Lutsk and damaged buildings in Lutsk and Rivne.
- When
- The attacks took place on the morning of Oct. 14, 2026.
- Where
- Lutsk in Volyn Oblast and Rivne in western Ukraine.
- Why
- Not stated
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A Russian drone struck a university building in Rivne, injuring 25 people, according to the Kyiv Independent.
Russian drone attacks hit Lutsk and Rivne; six people were reported killed in Lutsk, and eight injured in Rivne.
- Deaths in Lutsk
- 6
- Warehouse deaths at scene
- 5
- Lutsk injuries
- 10 reported by Romaniuk; 12 reported by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service
- Rivne injuries
- 8, including a child born in 2012
- Rivne damage
- Roofs of 2 residential buildings, several windows and 4 cars damaged