At least four people lost their lives Sunday as Russian forces carried out attacks in two separate regions of Ukraine, according to regional officials.
In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, two people were killed and 16 others were wounded in strikes that tore through the area. Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov shared details of the attack on Telegram, posting images that showed a building engulfed in flames and portions of a neighborhood left in ruins.
Further north, in the Kharkiv region along Ukraine’s northeastern border — an area that has been repeatedly targeted by Russian forces — a missile strike hit the town of Zmiiv. That attack killed one person and left eight others injured, including two children, according to Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Authorities in the Kharkiv region also reported that a police officer was killed while working to coordinate the evacuation of residents in a community located to the north of Zmiiv.
Reuters was not able to independently confirm the accounts provided by officials from either side of the conflict. Both Russia and Ukraine maintain that they do not deliberately target civilians in what has now become a more than four-year-long war.
