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Once a hub in the rear, Pavlohrad is now in Russia's guided bomb crosshairs

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Once a hub in the rear, Pavlohrad is now in Russia's guided bomb crosshairs

The Kyiv Independent · Aug 20, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion, the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, roughly 75 kilometers (45 miles) from the front line, became a relatively safe haven for those fleeing the war further east. But as the war drags on and the range of Russian weaponry increases, those living there fear their home now faces the same fate as cities in neighboring Donetsk Oblast, many of which Russia has reduced