Friday, July 17, 2026

Missile targeted at Ukraine misses, lands in Russian village

“The incident took place in the village of Petropavlovka.’’

• January 2, 2024
Captured Russian soldiers

On Tuesday, Russian civilian authorities said a missile accidentally hit a Russian village in the Voronezh border region during the latest heavy Russian airstrikes on Ukraine.

According to initial reports, seven homes were damaged as a result, as the governor of the region, Alexander Gusev, wrote on Telegram. There were no injuries.

The incident took place in the village of Petropavlovka, around 140 kilometres from north-eastern Ukraine.

Mr Gusev spoke of an “accidental release” of the projectile and did not specify the type of weapon.

Unauthenticated videos circulated on social media that allegedly showed severe damage to several houses in the village.

According to Kiev, Russia fired at Ukraine in several waves on Tuesday with combat drones, cruise missiles and ballistic weapons.

(dpa/NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Kano-Daura rail project

NationWide

NRC reaffirms police partnership to protect rail assets

Mr Opeifa described the nation’s railway infrastructure as critical national assets that must be safeguarded. 

Taraba college of education

Education

Taraba college of education to commence degree programmes

The provost assured parents of uninterrupted academic activities.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima

Heading 3

Nutrition 774: Shettima urges LG chairmen to tackle malnutrition 

He described local government chairmen as the closest tier of government to the people.