Four people die and 37 are injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine

KIEV, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Russia has launched attacks on northern, eastern and southern Ukraine, killing at least four people and wounding 37, the Ukrainian military and local authorities said on Sunday.

The nighttime attacks targeted the Ukrainian frontline regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, the Ukrainian Air Force said via the messaging app Telegram.

“Most of the missiles did not reach their targets,” the Air Force said. Russia fired one Iskander-M ballistic missile, one Iskander-K cruise missile and six guided missiles. It was not stated how many missiles were destroyed.

A rocket attack on the northern region of Sumy killed one person and injured at least 16 others, including three children, local authorities said on Telegram.

Oleh Sinehubov, governor of the eastern Kharkiv region, said at least 13 people were injured in the Russian attacks, including a four-year-old child.

Ihor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv, said a gas pipeline was damaged in the city and at least two houses were destroyed and ten damaged.

The Air Force said Russia launched nine attack drones and eight of them were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems over the Mykolaiv region.

Russian attacks in the southern region of Kherson continued throughout the day, killing one person and wounding six others, said Roman Mrochko, head of the Kherson city military administration.

Regional prosecutors in Sumy said a bomb attack hit a residential area in the village of Svesa on Sunday afternoon, killing two people and injuring two others.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Russia.

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