Russian Attacks on Ukraine Kill at Least Five, Damage Ship in Port

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At least six people have been injured in Ukraine’s Vologda region and annexed Crimea due to attacks by Ukrainian forces, according to local officials.

In the Sumy region, two men were killed on Saturday after being hit by a drone attack. The incident occurred in Bilopil, near the Russian border. In Dnipropetrovsk region, four districts were targeted by Russian attacks, resulting in one fatality and four injuries. Governor Oleksandr Ganzha confirmed the casualties.

In Kherson region, seven people were wounded due to shelling by Russian forces. Meanwhile, over 700 attacks on 50 settlements in Zaporizhia region killed two people and injured four others, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov.

In Odesa region, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba reported that port infrastructure was targeted again, causing damage to facilities, warehouses, and cargo storage tanks. A civilian vessel flying the Palau flag was also damaged while loading in port.

Ukraine’s air force claimed to have shot down or disabled 124 of 144 drones launched by Russia overnight, with impacts recorded at 11 locations. Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated that its air defences destroyed 203 Ukrainian drones between Saturday evening and Sunday morning over Russian regions and the Black Sea.

In Vologda region, five people were injured in a drone attack on a nitrogen complex. In Sevastopol, Crimea, debris from downed drones struck the cardiology department of a hospital, injuring one person. Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev confirmed that 16 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the city overnight.

The attacks come as diplomatic efforts to end the war continue, which has now entered its fourth year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed agreements on security and energy cooperation with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on Saturday.

Source: Al Jazeera