Ukrainian Attacks Leave 14 Injured in Russian-Held Towns

Ukrainian attacks injured 14 people in the Russian-held town of Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region, according to a Russia-appointed official. The shelling hit a market and apartment buildings. In Luhansk, Ukrainian forces fired 12 rockets, eight intercepted. Casualties are being clarified.

Ukrainian attacks have left 14 people injured in the Russian-held town of Oleshky, located in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, according to a Russia-appointed official on Sunday. Several were hurt in the market attack.

In Luhansk, a northeastern city also under Russian control, Ukrainian forces fired 12 rockets, of which eight were intercepted, stated the Russia-appointed governor Leonid Pasechnik via Telegram. The number of casualties remains unclear.

Oleshky's local administrative head, Andrei Alekseyenko, reported on Telegram that the initial shelling of the town's market injured eight people. Subsequent drone attacks damaged apartment buildings, causing six more injuries. Emergency services extinguished a fire ignited in one of the buildings. Russian forces had taken control of the Kherson region soon after the February 2022 invasion, though Ukrainian forces recaptured significant areas later in the year.

(With inputs from agencies.)