Russian attacks kill one, wound 19 in Ukraine

The woman was killed and a man was wounded in a strike by a Russian guided bomb on the village of Ruska Lozova, in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said on the Telegram messaging app.

By: Reuters

Kyiv | July 4, 2024 10:47 PM IST

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People look at the damage following a rocket attack in the city of Kyiv. (AP)

An elderly woman was killed and 19 people were wounded in Russian strikes on northeastern, eastern and southern Ukraine on Thursday, local authorities said.

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Nine others, including four children, were wounded in a drone attack and shelling in the town of Novohrodivka, in the frontline Donetsk region, governor Vadym Filashkin said on Telegram.

Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Serhiy Lysak reported seven wounded in the southern town of Nikopol. He had said earlier that Russian forces had attacked areas near Nikopol with drones and artillery on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

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Two civilians in the southern city of Kherson were wounded in a drone strike, the local administration said.

All four regions have been subjected to attacks since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russia denies targeting civilians or civilian infrastructure, but thousands of people have been killed and wounded.

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