Kyiv/Moscow, Aug. 20 (SANA) eight people were killed and others wounded in reciprocal attacks between Russia and Ukraine overnight Wednesday into Thursday, according to authorities in both countries.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that a large-scale missile attack struck residential areas and warehouses in the Ukrainian capital, killing six people and wounding others in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
Kyiv’s military administration said the attack hit more than 12 locations in the Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts. Residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution were damaged, while several fires broke out.
Russian authorities, meanwhile, said two people were killed in Ukrainian strikes on the border region of Belgorod. Two others were killed and two wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Bryansk region, they added.
The attacks come amid an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, with both sides continuing to launch long-range strikes into each other’s territory.
Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday that four people were killed and five wounded in a Russian drone strike on the southern city of Kherson. Russia, meanwhile, reported that four people were killed and 28 wounded in Ukrainian attacks on Luhansk and Belgorod.
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