Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 5 people and wound 30 more
By Volodymyr Yurchuk
Published on April 4, 2026.
Russian drone strikes on Ukraine have killed five people and injured 30 more, according to Ukrainian officials. The strikes occurred in the city of Nikopol, the Dnipropetrovsk region, and 19 others, including a 14-year-old girl, were wounded. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia fired 286 drones at Ukraine overnight, with 260 of them being downed. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its forces fired long-range air- and ground-based precision weapons and strike drones at unspecified military-industrial and energy facilities. The attacks came as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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