One dead, dozens injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Pavlograd
The Hindu
Russia intensifies aerial attacks on Ukraine, targeting Pavlograd, resulting in casualties and destruction, escalating conflict in the region.
Russian strikes on the Ukrainian central city of Pavlograd on Friday killed one person and injured more than 50 others, including three children, authorities said.
Russia has stepped up its aerial attacks on Ukraine since Kyiv launched an unprecedented cross-border offensive into Russia's Kursk region last month.
Five Iskander ballistic missiles were fired from Russian territory toward Pavlograd in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, according to Ukraine's air force.
One person died and 55 others were injured, the interior ministry said.
The attack led to "several fires in the city", including in an apartment in a high-rise building, said regional governor Sergiy Lysak.
He added among the injured were a nine-year-old girl and two boys aged 11 and four.
Russia regularly hits Pavlograd, home to a chemical plant that produces explosives.