Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Ukrainian air attacks killed two people and wounded 17 others in strikes on the southern Russian cities of Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod, regional authorities said on Monday. Russian strikes in Ukraine killed one person and wounded seven others, according to local authorities.
Strikes in southern Russia
In Rostov-on-Don, a major export hub near the Sea of Azov, a couple from the same family was killed and five other people were wounded, including two in critical condition, regional governor Yuri Slyusar said in a Telegram post.
Falling drone debris caused fires at several locations, including warehouses, while windows were blown out in a residential apartment building, he added.
In Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border, a drone attack wounded 12 people, including two children, and caused a fire in a residential building, regional authorities said.
Attacks in Ukraine
In the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, a guided aerial bomb and drone attack killed one person and wounded two, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said. The city has been under heavy bombardment in recent months.
In Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, a Russian guided aerial bomb attack wounded five people, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Telegram.
Reuters could not independently verify the reports. Russia and Ukraine both deny targeting civilians in the war launched by Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.