Kiev, March 7 (IANS) – Ukrainian authorities reported at least seven people killed and 15 others injured, including children, in Russian attacks against Ukraine. Civilian casualties were reported in several regions, with Odesa and Donetsk being heavily impacted, as per media reports.
In Odesa, five people were killed and others injured as Russia targeted the city’s port with a missile during a visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Nataliia Humeniuk, a spokesperson of Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command, stated that the attack was not related to the visit specifically but part of Russia’s systematic terror acts.
Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk region was targeted multiple times on Wednesday, with an elderly woman injured by an attack drone and a large fire erupting from a shopping center hit by Russian artillery. Russian strikes in Donetsk region resulted in casualties, with one person killed in the village of Netailove and others injured in neighboring villages.
A Russian missile strike in the village of Borova in Kharkiv region killed a 70-year-old man and injured seven others, including five children. The strike damaged 12 houses in the village, as reported by Governor Oleh Syniehubov. Russian forces attacked a training ground in State Emergency Service, causing a fire that destroyed the site with no casualties reported.
Kherson region also witnessed damage from Russian attacks, with four people injured, including a married couple, when a drone dropped an explosive on their home in Beryslav. The attacks in Kherson damaged infrastructure and homes, impacting the local residents. Other regions like Sumy, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia were targeted as well, but no civilian casualties were reported.
The continuous attacks by Russian forces have caused devastation and loss of lives in various regions of Ukraine, prompting international condemnation and calls for immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations. The situation remains volatile as the conflict escalates, leaving many innocent civilians at risk of harm and displacement.
