Russia and Ukraine Trade Airstrikes, Leaving at Least 20 Dead in Both Countries

Ukraine and Russia traded airstrikes once again on the 25th (local time), leaving at least 20 people dead in both countries since the previous night.

Reuters and other outlets reported that Russian authorities stated that a resort facility in a beach village in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region was hit by a Ukrainian airstrike, resulting in 11 deaths, including four children.

Yevgeny Balitsky, the Russian-appointed head of the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, posted on Telegram that casualties occurred in a beach village along the Sea of Azov, claiming it was a "deliberate strike by Ukraine."

Russia also announced that two residents were killed in a border village and one person died in the Russian-occupied Kherson region.

Over the past few days, Ukraine has launched consecutive attacks on Wildberries logistics warehouses located in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Crimea, and southern Russia.

Ukraine claims that Russia has been using Wildberries facilities to supply drones and components for navigation equipment.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X that "we are continuing long-range sanctions in response to Russian attacks," adding that a military-related plant in Kirov, located about 1,200 kilometers from the border, was also hit for two consecutive days.

President Zelenskyy also stated, "Russian shelling in Sloviansk yesterday evening damaged more than 10 residential buildings and killed three people."

Recently, Russia and Ukraine have continued drone and missile attacks targeting each other day after day.

During the day prior, a weapons-related exhibition held near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was struck by a Russian missile attack, leaving at least 10 people dead and about 100 others injured.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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