The strike comes as Ukraine launched more than hundreds of drones at Moscow after a Russian missile barrage on Kyiv, as President Zelenskyy sought to calm growing tensions over Ukraine’s military leadership.
Russia said Monday that a Ukrainian strike on a bus in the border region of Belgorod killed five civilians, including a minor, and left three others critically injured.
The attack came after a Ukrainian retaliatory strike on Moscow, with city officials reporting that more than 400 drones targeted the Russian capital.
The latest escalation followed Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities over the weekend.
In eastern Ukraine, Russian attacks on Pavlograd and Kramatorsk killed two people in each city, according to local authorities.
Officials also reported one person killed in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia during Russian bombardment.
Both sides have previously denied targeting civilians.
Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack on Moscow
Ukraine targeted the Russian capital with more than 400 drones from Sunday into Monday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
He added that most of the drones were intercepted, but Moscow region Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said at least 10 people were wounded by Ukrainian drones.
Several residential buildings and civilian infrastructure facilities were also damaged.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces were targeting Russian logistics facilities and an oil depot in the region.
“We are responding, justly, to every Russian strike against our cities and communities,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X.
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