Russian Glide Bomb Kills 4 in Oleksandrivka, Donetsk Oblast; 7 Killed Region-Wide

Russian forces struck the village of Oleksandrivka in Donetsk Oblast with a FAB-250 aerial bomb fitted with a UMPK glide kit at approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 23, hitting apartment buildings. The National Police reported 4 people killed (three women aged 38, 65, and 69, plus one victim whose identity was being confirmed) and 4 injured, including a 5-year-old boy; officials said additional people could still be trapped under rubble. Region-wide, Russian strikes killed 7 civilians and injured 16 across 12 Donetsk Oblast settlements on September 23, including Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Bilenke, Malotaranivka, Zoloti Prudy, Myrove, Novoselivka, Petrivka Druha, Spasko-Mykhailivka, Stepanivka, and Shnurky.