Three people were killed and 19 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine last day

Three people were killed and at least 19 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine last day, regional authorities said May 22.

Russia targeted a total of ten Ukrainian oblasts: Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Kherson. Casualties were reported in the latter four regions.

A Russian missile attack on the village of Rih in Pokrovsk District Donetsk Oblast A 52-year-old man and his 46-year-old wife were killed, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The couple’s 10-year-old son reportedly suffered a blast injury.

A 24-year-old man who lived in a neighboring house was also injured in the explosion, prosecutors said. Three households and a gas line were reportedly damaged.

Russian troops also attacked the city of Toretsk in the morning, killing a 26-year-old man, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

In Kharkiv OblastAt least seven people – a 28-year-old man and women aged 22, 41, 42, 55, 65 and 77 – suffered injuries after Russian troops attacked the central city of Chuhuiv, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. A kindergarten was reportedly damaged.

A woman was injured in a Russian shelling of the village of Hoptivka on May 21, the governor said.

One person was injured Sumy Oblast after Moscow forces attacked production infrastructure in the city of Konotop, local authorities said.

Russian forces reportedly fired on border settlements in the region more than 30 times, and at least 201 explosions were recorded in the past day alone.

In Kherson Oblast, Russian attacks damaged six high-rise buildings, seven houses, cars, a cell phone tower, a farm and a gas pipeline, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

A total of eight people, including a child, were injured last day, he added.

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