💥 Attack

Russian forces attacked Kupiansk district on the morning of 26 August, hitting a cafe in the village of Podoly with artillery or air strike, killing at least two people and wounding one.

Podoly, Kharkiv Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The occupiers attacked Kupiansk district. As medics informed us, two people were killed in the village of Podoly, and one more was wounded. The enemy hit a civilian object – a cafe, where local residents were at the moment.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Two people were killed and one injured by a Russian artillery strike on the village of Podoly

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russia's Western Group of Forces has continued small-scale attacks in the north-east, in the Kupiansk-Lyman sector

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Two people died and one was injured in the village of Podoly as a result of shelling by Russian troops

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:16.962Z

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