Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia, acting governor says

Nine people have been killed and 23 injured, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on Russia. Eight people died in Belgorod region and another died in Astrakhan region. Ukraine claimed two killed in Russian drone attacks in Sumy and Donetsk regions. The strikes follow a major Ukrainian offensive the previous night, which Russia said killed at least seven people.

Russian attacks on Ukraine also claimed at least seven lives and injured over 39. The latest Ukrainian strikes damaged a building and a vehicle in Belgorod's Koloskovo village, according to acting regional Governor Alexandr Shuvaev. A child was injured and taken to hospital, while two others received medical aid. In Astrakhan, a woman was killed when a drone hit her home, said local governor Igor Babushkin.

The target was an industrial facility, but the facility remained undamaged. In Ukraine, two people were killed in Russian strikes on Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in Donetsk region, and 54 market stalls burned in Sloviansk, according to the state emergencies service. In Sumy, a man and a woman died in an overnight Russian drone attack, and a civilian vessel in Odesa was damaged, injuring four people.

On Saturday night, Ukraine launched around 822 drones at Russia, with 600 targeting Moscow, resulting in one of the largest recent drone attacks on the capital. At least five people died in Russia's Rostov region during the strikes, with a woman killed in a bus attack in Belgorod and an 83-year-old man in a drone attack in the Moscow region.

A Wildberries warehouse was also hit. Since July, Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Wildberries, Russia's Amazon, with the latest attack disabling seven out of 10 of the company's largest logistics centers. Ukrainian intelligence deputy chief Maj Gen Vadym Skibitski said long-range strikes in Russia would continue, accusing Russia of using civilian networks to supply its armed forces.

Skibitski claimed drone attacks were influencing public opinion in Russia and causing concerns about the country's ability to prevent attacks and protect areas. Russia has increased missile attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, targeting its energy company Naftogaz 13 times in a week. On Saturday night, a man and a woman died in a guided aerial bomb attack on a house in Zaporizhzhia region, and five others were killed in attacks across Ukraine.

Russia claimed its strikes targeted a FirePoint facility in Kyiv and a book market in Pochayna district, leaving burnt books on the ground. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that 13 regions had been attacked last week, with more than 1,550 attack drones, nearly 1,560 guided aerial bombs, and 62 missiles launched by Russia.