Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Rih area, Ukraine on Sun 16th August 2026

16th August 2026

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Russians hit Kryvyi Rih, killing one person.

Russian forces carried out a second strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on Sunday 16 August, killing another person.

Source: Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "One person has been killed – the enemy has struck Kryvyi Rih again.

A fire broke out. Transport infrastructure has been damaged."

Details: Hanzha also reported that as of 18:30, one person had been injured in the oblast – a 48-year-old woman was injured in the Nikopol district.

Russian forces attacked five districts of the oblast more than 50 times using drones, artillery and aerial bombs.

Background: On the night of 15-16 August, the Russians launched a combined attack on Kryvyi Rih using ballistic missiles and UAVs. The attack killed two people and injured 14 others.

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