Ukraine War: At least five dead in Russian attacks

At least six civilians have been killed and more than 15 others injured in Russian shelling in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian authorities, the Russian military used cruise missiles, drones and artillery. Several regions across the country were affected. According to the prosecutor, at least two people were killed and six others injured in the capital Kiev and the surrounding region alone.

There were also victims in the Ukrainian-controlled areas of the contested Donetsk region in the east of the country. According to the public prosecutor’s office, two night watchmen at a farm died after a rocket hit in the village of Bahatyr, around 60 kilometers west of the Moscow-occupied industrial city of Donetsk. According to local authorities, one person was killed and eight others injured in the nearby town of Kurachowe after their homes came under Russian fire.

According to the authorities, an 82-year-old woman died in the village of Swarkowe in the north-east of the country on Wednesday night when her house was hit by Russian artillery. Swarkowe is less than ten kilometers from the Russian border.

In the south of the country, the Zaporizhia region has been the target of more than 100 attacks by Russian artillery, air force and drones in the last 24 hours, according to the local military administration. Three people were injured and more than 20 buildings were damaged.

Russia has been waging a war of aggression against the neighboring country for more than 18 months and regularly rains drones, missiles and artillery strikes on Ukraine. Again and again, civilians are killed.