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Russian attacks hit 10 Ukrainian regions, kill 3 civilians over past day

by The Kyiv Independent news desk May 8, 2023 11:20 AM 1 min read
The aftermath of one of the Russian attacks on Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast on May 7-8, 2023. (Governor Pavlo Kyrlenko/Telegram)
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In the last 24 hours, Russian attacks were reported in ten Ukrainian oblasts – Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, and Donetsk.

According to Ukraine's Defense Ministry media center, three civilians were killed, and 28 were injured.

Russia struck a total of 127 settlements using mortars, tanks, artillery, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), anti-aircraft missile systems, drones, strategic and tactical aviation, the media center said on May 8.

According to the report, 139 infrastructure facilities have been hit.

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