# Ukraine war: Missile and drone strikes kill 7 across three nations 2026-08-08T09:45:09+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Overnight missile and drone strikes across Russia and Ukraine killed seven people and injured dozens more. In Russia's Belgorod region, authorities said Ukrainian drone strikes damaged 29 apartment blocks and five private houses. Debris from a drone also injured one person in Novorossiysk, home to a major fuel terminal. In Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, a Russian missile strike on an apartment block killed two people and injured 13. A separate attack on Odesa with missiles and drones injured eight more. Two neighbouring countries also reported drone incidents. A suspected combat drone exploded in Moldova near the Ukraine border, causing no injuries. Bulgaria summoned Ukraine's ambassador after a drone, apparently Ukrainian-made, exploded near a gas pipeline. Ukraine said it was not a deliberate attack. The escalation comes as Ukraine continues to press for more US-made Patriot air defence systems, which intercept ballistic missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also proposed making Patriot ammunition in Ukraine or using Elon Musk's Starlink system to guide strikes on Russian missile launchers. Russia's defence ministry said its overnight strikes hit drone warehouses and fuel depots in Ukraine. Moldova said fragments of a combat drone were found after an explosion near its border with Ukraine. Bulgaria's defence ministry said the drone that entered its airspace appeared to be a type used by Ukrainian forces, and the incident was likely accidental. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - timesnownews.com Tags: civilian casualties, Kharkiv, Kyiv, population decline, Russia-Ukraine war, wartime resilience Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/25-killed-in-russian-strikes-ukraine-population-falls-to-32-million/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/25-killed-in-russian-strikes-ukraine-population-falls-to-32-million/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.