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Counterattack in Ukraine's Dnipro-Belgorde region, 22 casualties

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  • 04 June, 2023 09:07:43

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International Desk: 22 people were injured in counter-attacks in Ukraine's Dnipro city and Russia's Belgorod region. Among them, two people were killed by shelling of Ukrainian forces in Belgorde. On the other hand, 20 people were injured in the Russian attack in Dnipro. Many others are believed to have been trapped there in the attack. On Sunday (June 4) in two separate reports, the news agency Reuters and the BBC reported this information. Twenty people have been injured and others feared trapped after an alleged Russian attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to reports.

Video shared by President Volodymyr Zelensky showed rescuers searching through the rubble of the two-story building. Another official said five children were among the injured and one person was pulled from the rubble. Explosions were also heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, and air defenses were activated again. At the same time, an airstrike warning was issued in all of Ukraine. However, Russia has not commented on the latest attack. On the other hand, President Zelensky termed the Dnipro explosion as a deliberate Russian attack. However, Russia has previously denied targeting civilians in its attacks on the neighboring country. According to the regional governor, the fire broke out after an alleged attack in an area north of the city. Serhii Lysak also said that among the five children injured, three boys are believed to be in critical condition.

He also said that 17 out of 20 injured people have been taken to the hospital. In addition, explosions were reported in other parts of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian capital's military administration said on the Telegram news channel that the air defense system was active there early Sunday morning to repel airstrikes near Kiev. In addition, officials in northern Sumy recorded 87 explosions due to Russian shelling. They also reported injuries and destruction of infrastructure. More than a dozen explosions were reported in the Russian-held southern cities of Bardyansk and Melitopol. However, very little detailed information is available on this subject so far. On the other hand, two people were killed in the attack of Ukraine in Russia itself.

Russian officials said Saturday that two people were killed in the latest attack in the border region of Belgorod. Local authorities blamed Ukraine for the attack, but Ukraine said the deaths were the result of Russia attempting to target anti-government fighters in Moscow. In recent weeks, however, there has been a spate of attacks in the region. This includes a major cross-border attack late last month, after which Moscow said 70 attackers were killed. Reuters reports that two people were killed Saturday in shelling and attacks by Ukrainian forces in the Belgorod region of Russia. Hundreds of children have been evacuated from the border region after the incident, the governor there, Vacheslav Gladkov, said.

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