Russian strikes on front-line localities in eastern Ukraine killed seven people and injured more than 20 on Monday, officials said.Prosecutors in Donetsk Region, the focal point of fighting along the 1,200-km (775-mile) front line, said three people had died in two areas near the contested city of Kostiantynivka.Russia's military said this month its forces had captured Kostiantynivka, but Ukrainian officials deny the city has changed hands.Read more: Russian strikes kill at least six across Ukraine as Kyiv comes under missile attackA fourth person was killed near Kramatorsk, a heavily defended "fortress" city considered critical to Ukraine's defences. Prosecutors said a total of 18 people were injured throughout Donetsk Region.In adjacent Dnipropetrovsk Region, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said three people were killed and six wounded in more than 50 drone and artillery attacks on five districts.Two people died near the town of Nikopol, a frequent Russian target on the north bank of the Dnipro River. One person was killed near the town of Syneklykove, further east.Over the border in Russia's Belgorod Region, a Ukrainian drone struck a commercial building, killing one person and injuring two.Read more: Zelenskyy claims Russia providing satellite intel on US bases and Gulf states to Iran
Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine kill seven, officials say
Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine killed seven people and injured more than twenty. Donetsk Region reported three deaths near Kostiantynivka and one near Kramatorsk. Dnipropetrovsk Region suffered three fatalities and six injuries from drone and artillery attacks. Nikopol and Syneklykove towns were among the affected areas in Dnipropetrovsk. A Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's Belgorod Region killed one person.
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