Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian assault on Pechenigya hit "a location with a post office and stores"
“a location with a post office and stores, surrounded only by residential buildings”
Reported August 19, 2026 by aol.co.uk. Checked word for word against that report.
Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian rocket assault on the village of Pechenigya in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region killed ten people and wounded eighteen, describing the hit location as an ordinary populated district with everyday services and homes. The regional governor, Oleh Synyehubov, provided the casualty figures. Social-media remarks from Zelensky emphasised that the strike landed amid civilian life rather than military infrastructure. The attack was part of continued Russian strikes on Ukrainian territory, as Ukraine also launched one of its largest drone operations against Russia. Zelensky’s response drew attention to the human cost of the war in northeastern Ukraine.
- aol.co.uk ↗︎19 AUG 2026