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At least 7 killed in Ukrainian air attacks on Russia

agencieskiev/moscowAt least seven people have been killed and four wounded in Ukrainian missile and drone attacks on Russia.Acting Belgorod Governor Alexander Shuvaev said at least...

At least 7 killed in Ukrainian air attacks on Russia

Seven people were killed and four wounded in Ukrainian missile and drone attacks on Russia, according to acting Belgorod Governor Alexander Shuvaev. The attack targeted the village of Koloskovo in the Valuysky district near the Ukrainian border, killing a 14-year-old and wounding three others. Shuvaev reported that a structure was "burned" and a vehicle damaged during the assault.

In Russia's Astrakhan region, a woman was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on an industrial facility, announced the governor. Simultaneously, Russian forces conducted missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, resulting in at least four deaths and 19 injuries.

The southeastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhia suffered two fatalities and four injuries due to a Russian attack. Additionally, Shelling in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, claimed two lives and left one person injured. Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike on central Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region resulted in five injuries, while two people were hurt after two guided-bomb attacks on Izyum in Kharkiv.

In the southern Ukraine region of Kherson, five individuals were injured by a Russian attack. Moreover, port infrastructure in the Izmail district of Odesa, another southern Ukrainian area, was targeted by a Russian assault. Ukrainian authorities confirmed that the fires caused by the overnight attack, which damaged a Togo-flagged civilian vessel, had been extinguished.

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