(Kyiv) At least five civilians were killed on Thursday by Russian strikes in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk (east) and Kharkiv (northeast), local authorities said.
Russia has shelled at least five towns in Donetsk, killing a 15-year-old boy and wounding 12 others in Myrnograd, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on Telegram.
Two other people were killed in Russian fire on the towns of Novoselivka Percha and Siversk, the same source said.
In the Kharkiv region, Governor Oleg Synegubov said at least two people were killed and eight others injured in a Russian strike on the village of Biliy Kolodiaj, near Vovchansk.
The latter city, near the Russian border, has been the target of an offensive by Moscow’s forces since May 10 and is at the heart of the fighting.
Ukraine suffered massive Russian strikes on Monday that left more than 40 dead and devastated Ukraine’s largest pediatric hospital in Kyiv, while Moscow claims to only target military targets.
Ukraine was promised additional air defense systems to counter Russian bombing at a NATO summit in Washington, as President Volodymyr Zelensky has been ardently demanding.