Two killed as Russia launches retaliatory attacks on Ukraine

19 Jun 2026 • 3:38 PM MYT
The Independent
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Two killed as Russia launches retaliatory attacks on Ukraine

  • Russian strikes killed at least two people and wounded two others in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy.
  • Nine people, including four children, were injured in Kharkiv after being attacked with Russian guided aerial bombs.
  • Ukraine reported a crew member of a Panama-flagged ship was killed in a Russian drone attack in the Black Sea, with another vessel also hit.
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned of "massive coordinated strikes" following Ukraine's second attack on a Moscow oil refinery this week.
  • Ukraine launched a significant drone strike on Moscow, targeting its oil refinery for the second time, in retaliation for damage to a historic monastery in Kyiv.

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