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Russian Strikes In Ukraine Kill Five, Including Child
Officials in Ukraine said Russian attacks killed at least five people on Monday.
The attacks happened in several Ukrainian regions near the long battle line.
A drone hit the town of Lozova and killed one person.
Three other people were hurt there.
Another drone killed a driver in Nikopol.
A strike damaged an apartment building in Kramatorsk and killed one person.
A nearby village and a village in Mykolaiv Region were also attacked, killing two more people, including a 3-year-old child.
Reuters said it could not independently confirm the attacks, and both sides deny targeting civilians.
Regional officials said Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least five people.
A drone strike in Lozova, Kharkiv Region, killed one person and injured three.
Drone attacks killed a driver in Nikopol and one person in Kramatorsk.
Another person died in a nearby Donetsk Region village.
A sustained attack near Ukraine’s Black Sea coast killed a 3-year-old child.
- Who
- Ukrainian regional officials reported that Russian forces killed at least five people, including a child.
- What
- Drone and other strikes killed civilians and damaged an apartment building in several Ukrainian regions.
- Where
- Lozova, Nikopol, Kramatorsk, a nearby Donetsk Region village, and a village in Mykolaiv Region.
- When
- Monday, during what the article describes as a 4-and-a-half-year-old war.
- Why
- The attacks were part of continued Russian strikes along Ukraine’s 1,200-kilometer frontline, according to regional officials.
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
Russian Position and Verification Limits
Responsibility for the attacks
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
Ukrainian regional officials attributed the strikes and resulting deaths to Russian forces.
Russian Position and Verification Limits
The reports could not be independently verified by Reuters, and the article does not include a separate Russian account of responsibility.
Targeting civilians
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
The reported strikes killed people in residential and village areas, including a 3-year-old child.
Russian Position and Verification Limits
Both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians.
Key facts
- Reported deaths
- At least five people
- Child killed
- A 3-year-old child in Mykolaiv Region
- Injuries
- Three people injured in Lozova
- Frontline length
- Approximately 1,200 kilometers (775 miles)
- Locations affected
- Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Mykolaiv regions
- Verification
- Reuters could not independently verify the reported attacks
- Civilian targeting
- Both sides deny targeting civilians
Sources
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