Kirovohrad Oblast
Region of central Ukraine with its capital at Kropyvnytskyi.
A Russian drone attack on Kirovohrad Oblast lasting more than ten hours killed three people and injured six in its capital, Kropyvnytskyi, on 14-15 October 2026, part of a night when Russia sent more than 850 drones at 15 regions.
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Kirovohrad Oblast is a region of central Ukraine covering about 24,588 km², with an estimated 903,712 residents in 2022, run from the regional capital of Kropyvnytskyi.
The region still carries a name its capital dropped. The city was renamed from Kirovohrad in 2016, but renaming the oblast needs a constitutional amendment. A parliamentary committee backed the change in 2018, and an official said in August 2025 that it must wait until martial law ends.
Its distance from the front has not kept it out of Russia's long-range campaign. In the raid of 14-15 October 2026, Ukraine's Air Force stopped 536 of the drones fired at the country, and the attack on the region went on for more than ten hours. It came days after Donald Trump said both sides had agreed to stop hitting energy targets.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 18 October 2026. Editorial standards.