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UkrainePublished: 20 August 2026 at 06:05

Russian drone strike on Zhytomyr police headquarters kills two officers, injures 20

Russian forces struck the regional headquarters of Ukraine's National Police in Zhytomyr with drones, sparking a fire. Two police officers were killed and 20 people were injured.

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Russian military forces attacked the regional headquarters building of Ukraine's National Police in Zhytomyr using "Banderol" type drones, officials reported.

The strike triggered a fire inside the building. According to Ukrainian officials, two police officers died as a result of the attack, while 20 other people sustained injuries.

No further details have yet been released regarding the condition of the injured, the scale of damage to the building, or the progress of emergency response efforts. The strike directly hit the main administrative building of the regional police force, disrupting its operations.

The attack forms part of Russia's ongoing broader campaign of drone and missile strikes against Ukrainian civilian and government infrastructure, which has continued since the start of the full-scale war.

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