New recruits of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces rest during their first military training near a frontline, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on February 22, 2026.
| Photo Credit: Ukrainian Armed Forces via Reuters
Russian strikes killed three people and wounded several others overnight, regional authorities said Monday (February 23, 2026), as Moscow continued its assaults on the eve of the war’s four-year anniversary.
In the south, two people were killed when Russian drones hit industrial, energy and civilian infrastructure in the Odesa region, regional governor Oleg Kiper said on Telegram.
At least three people were wounded, he added.
In Zaporizhzhia, a drone attack on industrial facilities killed a 33-year-old man and wounded another, according to regional chief Ivan Fedorov.
The city, a major industrial hub near the front line, faces regular strikes as Russian forces intensify pressure on Ukraine’s southeast.
Further north, a missile hit Kharkiv’s Kholodnogirsky district, mayor Igor Terekhov said early Monday (February 23, 2026).
He gave no immediate casualty figures as emergency teams worked to assess the damage.
The attacks followed a barrage of Russian missiles and drones that struck energy infrastructure, railways and residential areas across Ukraine on Sunday (February 22, 2026), with Kyiv among the hardest hit.
One man was killed and more than a dozen people were wounded in and around the capital in that attack.
Published – February 23, 2026 11:17 am IST
