Russian strikes kill 4 civilians in northern Ukraine

Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's northern border regions killed at least four civilians and wounded more than 20 others on Tuesday, as Moscow intensified attacks on areas that have remained under constant pressure since the start of the war. A ballistic missile slammed into the centre of Pryluky in the Chernihiv region, killing two people and injuring at least 17 others, including a 14-year-old child, according to the regional governor Viacheslav Chaus. The strike hit a business in the town centre, while the blast wave tore through a nearby shopping centre and supermarket, leaving shattered glass, twisted metal and heavily damaged buildings. In the neighbouring Sumy region, Russian drones targeted civilian infrastructure in a separate attack that killed two men aged 52 and 58 and injured four others, governor Oleh Hryhorov said.

The northern border regions, which were among the first invaded during Russia's full-scale assault in February 2022, have endured relentless shelling, drone raids and missile attacks even after Russian forces withdrew from the area. The attacks on Tuesday also included strikes on multiple gas infrastructure facilities operated by the...