Russia shells 4 communities in Sumy Oblast
The communities of Bilopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Seredyna-Buda, and Svesa were targeted in 10 separate attacks on Feb. 22.
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Governor: Russian strike on Kherson Oblast village kills man
Russian forces struck the village of Lvove in Kherson Oblast on the morning of Feb. 22, killing a 59-year-old man, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
Russia shells 3 communities in Sumy Oblast
The communities of Bilopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, and Nova Sloboda were targeted in five separate attacks.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure at least 22 over past day
Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Sumy. Casualties were reported in the latter five regions.
Air Force: Ukraine downs 13 drones, 1 missile overnight
Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 13 of the 19 Shahed drones Russia launched overnight, and one Kh-59 guided missile, the Air Force reported on Feb. 21.
Russia shells 7 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 1
Russian forces shelled Sumy Oblast 236 times in 38 separate attacks throughout the day, injuring one civilian, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on Feb. 20.
Governor: 3 injured in Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Russian forces struck the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Feb. 20, wounding three residents, Serhii Lysak, the regional governor, reported.
Update: Death toll of Russian attack on Sumy Oblast rises to 5
"As a result of the attack, a family has died: a mother and her two sons, as well as two of their distant relatives – a grandmother and a woman who came from another city," regional authorities said.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 2, injure 10 over past day
Russia targeted a total of 11 Ukrainian oblasts — Poltava, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy. Casualties were reported in the latter four regions.
Air Force: Ukraine downs 23 out of 23 Russian drones launched overnight
Russian forces also launched two S-300/S-400 guided anti-aircraft missiles and a Kh-31 missile during the night.
Russian drone strike in Poltava Oblast causes fire at industrial facility
According to Governor Filip Pronin, the attack hit an industrial facility and caused a substantial fire that required 85 firefighters to extinguish.
Ukraine shoots down Russian plane, 12 drones, Kh-59 missile in one morning
The plane was shot down at 6 a.m in eastern Ukraine. The drones and missile were downed in Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kirovohrad, and Dnipro oblasts in the early hours of Feb. 18.
Russian shelling in Sumy Oblast kills 1, injures 1
Shelling in the community of Khotin killed one resident and left another injured, the authorities said. The attacks also damaged homes and a farm building.
UPDATE: 2 dead in Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk, Sloviansk
The attack killed a woman in her late 40s and a 23-year-old man. Other victims are believed to be trapped in the rubble of destroyed buildings.
UPDATE: Russian airstrikes against Kupiansk kill 1, injure 5
Russia attacked Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast with aerial bombs on the afternoon of Feb. 17, killing one woman and injuring at least five people, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk, Sloviansk kills woman
Russia targeted Kramatorsk at around 8 p.m. with three missiles, hitting the industrial zone and residential areas, the governor reported.
Russian airstrikes against Kupiansk injure 5 civilians
Russia attacked Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast with aerial bombs on the afternoon of Feb. 17, injuring at least five people and damaging multiple buildings, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
Russian attack on Kherson kills 1, injures 2
Russian forces struck Kherson on the afternoon of Feb. 17, killing a 49-year-old man and wounding two more residents, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
Official: Russian attack damages infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia, causes heating outages
Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia on the afternoon of Feb. 17, damaging an infrastructure facility and leaving around 4,000 residents without heating, Anatolii Kurtiev, the city's acting mayor, reported.
Russian attack on Donetsk Oblast village kills 1 civilian, injures 2
Russia launched an attack against the village of Zoria in Donetsk Oblast's Illinivka community on Feb. 15, killing an 83-year-old woman and injuring two men aged 71 and 41, the regional military administration reported.
Prosecutor’s Office: Death toll of Russia’s Feb. 14 attack on Kharkiv Oblast village rises to 4
Rescuers retrieved the bodies of two women from the rubble of an apartment building in Kharkiv Oblast's village of Velykyi Burluk hit by Russia’s Feb. 14 missile strike, the regional prosecutor’s office reported on Feb. 15.
Update: 1 killed, 4 injured in Russian attack on Kherson
A 19-year-old man injured in a Russian attack against Kherson earlier on Feb. 14 died in the hospital due to his injuries, said Roman Mrochko, the head of the city military administration.
Update: 2 killed, 5 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast village
Three men and two women were reportedly injured. Four people were rescued from the debris, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Russia launches missile attack against Kharkiv Oblast village, injures 7 civilians
Russian forces attacked at 4:16 p.m. local time, most likely using S-300 anti-air missiles, Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Russian attack on Kherson injures 3 civilians, including child
Russia launched an attack against Kherson's Dnipro municipal district on Feb. 14, injuring a 14-year-old girl and two men aged 19 and 84, officials reported.
Russian attack on Donetsk Oblast town kills 2, injures 1
Russia launched an attack against Mykolaivka in Donetsk Oblast on Feb. 14, killing two women aged 62 and 74 and injuring one person, said Governor Vadym Filashkin.
Authorities: Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast injure 3
Russian forces struck Kherson and the village of Havrylivka in Kherson Oblast on Feb. 13, wounding three residents, the Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported.
Dnipro authorities evacuate hospital, close schools after attack on energy infrastructure
A hospital in Dnipro is being evacuated and schools are being closed following a Russian attack on civil infrastructure, Mayor Borys Filatov announced on Feb. 13.
Governor: Russian shelling of Kharkiv Oblast’s Vovchansk kills 1, injures 1
Russian troops shelled Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast at around 11 a.m. local time, killing a woman and wounding another, Oleh Syniehubov, the regional governor, reported on Feb. 13.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 11 over past 24 hours
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed four people and injured another 11 over the past 24 hours, regional authorities reported early on Feb. 13.
Police: Over 10,000 square meters of land contaminated due to Russian Feb. 10 attack on Kharkiv oil depot
A Russian drone attack on an oil depot in Kharkiv overnight on Feb. 10 led to a fuel leak that has contaminated over 10,000 square meters of land, Serhii Bolvinov, the head of the investigative department of the regional police, said on Feb. 12.
Russian airstrike on Kherson Oblast’s Beryslav injures woman, damages houses
Russian forces launched an air strike on the city of Beryslav in Kherson Oblast, wounding a woman and damaging homes and infrastructure, the regional administration reported on Feb. 9.
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