In Dnipropetrovsk region, people lost their lives during an attack from Russia.

More than 20 residents of Tsarychanka have sustained injuries. The victims have penetrating wounds, internal organ damage, fractures, reported the Dnipropetrovsk regional administration.

In Slavyansk, Donetsk region, schools are being closed. Students are being transitioned to remote learning and public events are being canceled. These measures are being implemented due to the escalation of the situation at the front, as well as the threat to the lives and health of civilians.

Slavyansk is located 25 kilometers from the front line. It is believed that Russian troops are attempting to advance towards the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk urban agglomeration from the south, while launching attacks along the Liman-Kupyansk axis from the north.

According to estimates from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the war, Russia has attacked Ukraine with a million drones, planes, aerial bombs, and missiles.

Russia denies accusations of deliberate strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine.

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