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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 3, injure 6 over past day

by Kateryna Hodunova June 16, 2024 10:25 AM 2 min read
The aftermath of the Russian attack on the village of Ulakly in Donetsk Oblast on June 15, 2024. (Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin/Telegram)
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Russian attacks on Ukraine killed three people and injured six over the past day, regional authorities reported on June 16.

Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter two regions.

In Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces struck the village of Ulakly, around 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of Russian-occupied Donetsk, using multiple rocket launchers, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

The attack on Ulakly killed three and injured five. The strike also damaged two administrative buildings, a house, a shop, and eight cars.

In Kharkiv Oblast, Russian forces attacked the village of Kurylivka in the region's Kupiansk district with a multiple rocket launcher, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

A man was injured, while three houses were damaged due to the strike.

Russia fires around 3,500 missiles a month on Ukrainian civilian targets and infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 14.

In recent months, Russia has also intensified its attacks against Ukraine's critical infrastructure in a renewed assault against the country's energy grid.

As a result of the attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine began implementing rolling shutdowns on May 15, but they have dramatically increased since then.

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