KYIV, UKRAINE
\nOvernight Russian strikes on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rig killed two people and injured a woman, authorities said Wednesday, while officials in Russia said a drone strike by Ukraine had wounded 11. \u201cA 77-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman were killed. A 53-year-old woman was wounded\u201d in the Russian strikes on Kryvyi Rig, said Oleksandr Ganzha, the head of the regional military administration, in a statement posted on Telegram.
\nThe missile and drone attack also damaged several buildings, he added. Kryvyi Rig, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the frontline and the hometown of Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky, has been frequently targeted by Russian strikes since Moscow launched its February 2022 invasion.
\nThe head of Russia\u2019s Adygea Republic in the country\u2019s southwest, meanwhile, said a Ukrainian drone strike overnight ignited a fire at a residential building and parking lot in Takhtamukaysky district, outside the city of Krasnodar. \u201cAccording to updated information, 11 people were wounded, nine of whom were hospitalised, including two children,\u201d the official, Murat Kumpilov, posted on Telegram.
\nThe region, which sits near the strategically important Black Sea and Sea of Azov, is a frequent target of Ukrainian strikes.
\n Ukraine says its strikes target the oil- and gas-industry infrastructure that Russia depends on to finance its offensive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KYIV, UKRAINE Overnight Russian strikes on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rig killed two people and injured a woman, authorities said Wednesday, while officials in Russia said a drone strike by Ukraine had wounded 11. \u201cA 77-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman were killed. A 53-year-old woman was wounded\u201d in the Russian strikes on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-526968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n