Russian attack kills ten in Ukrainian village; leader vows to strike back

A Russian overnight attack killed ten people in Pechenihy, a village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, on August 18, 2026. President Zelenskyy said Ukraine "will definitely respond" by striking Russia. Two days earlier, Ukraine sent about 600 drones — unmanned flying weapons — toward Moscow, killing at least six. Both sides are intensifying air attacks with no ceasefire, or pause in fighting, in sight.