MOSCOW: Four people have been killed by strikes in a Russian-held part of eastern Ukraine and a Russian border region, local officials said on Monday.
The Russian-installed leader of the eastern Lugansk region of Ukraine, which is occupied by Russia, said rockets had targeted an industrial zone in the territory.
We already know of 3 killed and 4 wounded in the attack on Krasnodon, which is known as Sorokyne in Ukrainian, the official, Leonid Pasechnik, said on social media.
Attack in Kursk Border Region of Russia
Separately, regional authorities in the Kursk border region of Russia said 1 woman had been killed and 3 others injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on several cars.
Russia and Ukraine have escalated aerial strikes on each other border regions in recent weeks.
