Ukraine air attacks kill two, wound 17 in Russia's south

Ukrainian air attacks have killed two people and wounded 17 others in strikes on the southern Russian cities of Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod, regional authorities have said.

In Ukraine, Russian strikes killed one person and wounded seven others, local authorities said.

In Rostov-on-Don, a major export hub near the Sea of Azov, a couple from the same family was killed and another five people were wounded, including two of whom were in critical condition, regional governor Yuri Slyusar said in a Telegram post.

Falling drone debris caused fires at a number of locations, including warehouses, and windows were blown out in a residential apartment building, he added.

In Belgorod, which, like Rostov-on-Don is close to Ukrainian border, a drone attack wounded 12 people, including two children, and caused a fire in a residential building, regional authorities said separately.

Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia regional governor Ivan Fedorov said a guided aerial bomb and drone attack killed one person and wounded two in the southern city, which has been under heavy bombardment in recent months.

In Ukraine's northern Sumy region, a Russian guided aerial bomb attack wounded five people, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Telegram.

Both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians in the war launched by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.