Russian Drone Strike Hits Apartment Building in Uman, Injuring Five

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A Russian drone struck a residential building in Uman on October 16, injuring five people. The attack also damaged commercial warehouses and a private enterprise. Uman, a pilgrimage site for Jewish visitors, has been targeted multiple times previously, including a deadly strike in April 2023. It is currently unclear if any Israeli citizens were among the injured in the latest incident.

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A Russian drone hit a residential building in Uman on October 16, injuring five people.
The drone strike also caused damage to commercial warehouses and a private enterprise.
Uman is a significant pilgrimage site for Jewish visitors to the grave of Rabbi Nachman.
It is unknown if any Israeli citizens were among the five injured in the attack.
The city has experienced previous deadly attacks, including one in April 2023 that killed 15.
Another strike on December 26, 2025, injured six people, including two children.

A Russian drone struck an apartment building in Uman on the morning of October 16, according to Igor Taburets, head of the Cherkasy regional military administration. Five people were injured in the attack. The drone hit a multi-story residential building, and damage was also reported at commercial warehouses, with a fire breaking out at a private enterprise. Uman is known as a site of pilgrimage for tens of thousands of Jewish visitors annually to the grave of Rabbi Nachman. The city has a permanent community of Israelis involved in organizing the pilgrimage and maintaining the burial site. It is currently unknown if any Israeli citizens were among those injured in this latest shelling. The city has been targeted previously; on April 28, 2023, a Russian cruise missile hit a nine-story building in Uman, killing 15 people and damaging 10 apartment buildings, with one completely destroyed. On December 26, 2025, a missile strike targeted a residential area in Uman, causing destruction and injuring six people, including two children.