Russian Strikes Kill Six in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Sumy Regions, Officials Say

Ukrainian officials reported six deaths in Russian strikes, split between the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, while Moscow said it intercepted 605 drones.

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  • Ukrainian officials reported six deaths in Russian strikes, split between the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, while Moscow said it intercepted 605 drones.
Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine as Moscow intercepts hundreds of drones
Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine as Moscow intercepts hundreds of drones

Russian strikes killed six people in Ukraine on August 6, 2026, according to Ukrainian officials cited in an Al Jazeera source report.

Officials reported three deaths in the Kharkiv region and three in the Sumy region. The available source record did not provide verified injury figures or fuller details about the individual strike sites.

Russia separately said it had intercepted 605 drones. That figure is a claim by Moscow and could not be independently verified from the available AddisMizan source items.