At least four dead in Ukraine as Russia evacuates hundreds from border city
The Hindu
A wave of Russian strikes killed four people across Ukraine, officials said, as authorities in the Russian border city of Belgorod evacuated hundreds due to Ukrainian shelling
A wave of Russian strikes killed four people across Ukraine on January 8, officials said, as authorities in the Russian border city of Belgorod evacuated hundreds due to Ukrainian shelling.
As the war approaches its second anniversary, both Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of causing dozens of civilian casualties in a sharp escalation of attacks.
"Overnight on 8 January, 2024, the enemy launched a massive attack on Ukraine," the country's air force said on social media.
Russian missiles hit a shopping centre and high-rise buildings in President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rig, killing one person, deputy head of the presidency Oleksiy Kuleba said.
"In Kryvyi Rig, there are many breakages in power grids, there are power outages, and electric transport does not work," he said.
A separate missile attack in the western region of Khmelnytsky killed two people, officials said, while an elderly woman in Kharkiv region died after being pulled from the rubble of her home.
Moscow said in its latest defence ministry briefing that it had only struck "military" targets.
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