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Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged drone and missile strikes over the weekend, resulting in multiple civilian casualties on both sides.
In Ukraine, Russian strikes killed at least six people, including a child at a supermarket in Chernihiv, and injured 25 others, according to local officials and reports from The Kyiv Independent . In Kyiv, Russian ballistic missiles struck early on Sunday, setting off fires and wounding at least three civilians, local authorities reported .
In Russia, Ukrainian drone strikes targeted the cities of Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod. In Rostov-on-Don, two people were killed, and 17 others were injured, according to regional authorities . In Belgorod, 12 people, including two children, were injured by a Ukrainian drone attack, local authorities said .
Romania's military shot down a suspected Russian drone over the Black Sea on Sunday, marking the third such incident in three days. Romanian President Nicusor Dan called the airspace breaches "inadmissible and intolerable" .
The attacks come as Ukraine's successful drone attacks have stalled the Russian army's advances in an expanded campaign inside Russia, causing fuel shortages and increasing pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to reports .
In other developments, Russian forces attacked port infrastructure in the Mykolaiv region, damaging three civilian vessels and injuring one person . Ukrainian forces struck 17 enemy areas, repelling assaults in Slobozhanshchyna, Kupiansk, Lyman, and Pokrovsk .
Ukrainian drone strikes also sparked a fire at Russia's Tyumen oil refinery. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the attack and said strikes also targeted a weapons plant, a logistics hub, and a fuel depot in other regions .
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