IED

IED event in Ukraine on Tue 6th October 2026

6th October 2026

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On 6 October 2026, according to Russian sources, Ukrainian forces carried out multiple attacks on Oleshky, and the road between Oleshky and Radensk (coded to Oleshky, Kherson). A drone struck 2 pedestrians, 4 civilians were injured by an explosive device planted through remote mining at an intersection, and another explosion near the Blyznietsy petrol station injured 3 civilians. One of the injured women subsequently died in Oleshky Central District Hospital after losing a leg. Separately, Ukrainian forces carried out artillery shelling on a residential house in Oleshky, killing a woman inside. According to Russian sources, 2 civilians were killed and 8 others were injured in total.

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