April 16, 2026

20 people died and over 100 were injured in Russian and Ukrainian shelling. Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Tuapse were hit

As a result of Russian and Ukrainian attacks on the night of April 16, at least 19 people died, and more than 100 were injured. UPD: In total, over the night, at least 18 people died in Ukraine, and more than 100 were wounded. This is the deadliest Russian attack on Ukraine since November last year, when strikes on Ternopil claimed 26 lives. Four people died and 54 were injured as a result of Russian shelling of Kyiv, the city prosecutor's office reported. Strikes were recorded in four districts of the capital. 27 residential buildings, an office building, a hotel, a shopping center, a gas station, and cars were damaged. Nine people died and 23 were injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Odesa, reported the head of the Odesa OVA, Oleh Kiper. Head of the military administration Serhiy Lysak said that a residential building was hit, and infrastructure facilities were also damaged. Three people died and 30 were injured as a result of Russian strikes on Dnipro, stated the head of the region, Oleksandr Hanzha. Residential buildings, office and administrative buildings, an enterprise, and cars were damaged. Another person died and four were injured after Russian shelling of the Nikopol district and the Novoaleksandrivska community in the Dnipropetrovsk region, reported Hanzha. In Kharkiv, after a Russian UAV hit a multi-story residential building, two people were injured, said the head of the region, Oleh Synehubov. Also, two people died and five were injured as a result of a Ukrainian strike on Tuapse, reported Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev. 30 residential buildings, two educational institutions, and a music school were damaged. In addition, drones attacked Sochi and Novorossiysk. One person was injured, and three residential buildings, a kindergarten, and a civilian vessel were damaged. According to ASTRA, the Tuapse refinery caught fire after the attack. Journalists claim that the fire covered three oil tanks. There were also reports of debris falling in the port area.