At least three killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s eastern regions, Kyiv says
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A Russian drone hit an apartment block in Ukraine's Sumy region, killing at least one person there.
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KYIV – At least three people were killed in overnight Russian drone and bomb attacks in Ukraine’s eastern Sumy and Donetsk regions, local officials said on March 13.
Russians dropped a bomb on Myrnohrad town in Donetsk region, killing two and injuring five people, local governor Vadym Filashkin said on the Telegram messaging app.
The Sumy regional military administration said a Russian drone hit an apartment block overnight.
One body was pulled out from under the rubble in Sumy as rescuers continued working at the site, emergency services said on Telegram.
Eight people were injured, and more may be under the collapsed building.
The administration said 30 apartments of a five-storey residential building were damaged, 15 of them largely destroyed.
Late on March 12, two apartment buildings caught fire as a result of a Russian missile attack in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih.
The death toll there rose to five people on March 13, the local authorities said, with at least 50 more injured.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was born and raised in the city, praised rescue teams on Telegram and vowed Russia would be brought to account.
Russian officials in regions bordering Ukraine on March 13 reported Kyiv had launched a sweeping drone attack for the second night in a row, again targeting energy facilities. REUTERS
