Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia, acting governor says

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Six people have been killed and four injured in Ukrainian missile strikes on Russia's Belgorod region overnight, its acting governor has said.A 14-year-old child was among those injured, Alexander Shuvaev wrote on Telegram on Monday.Ukraine officials said two people were killed in Russian drone strikes overnight on the Sumy region, close to the border with Russia, which has been under frequent attack. The strikes come a night after what Russian officials called the "largest-scale" attack launched by Ukraine this year, in which at least seven people were killed. Russian attacks on Ukraine also killed at least seven people and injured more than 39 on Saturday night.Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and currently controls approximately a fifth of Ukrainian territory.The latest Ukrainian strikes burned a building and damaged a car in the village of Koloskovo in the Valuysky district, which is close to Russia's border with Ukraine, Shuvaev said.The injured child was sent to hospital while two others received medical assistance, he added.Meanwhile, a woman was killed after a drone strike hit a home in Russia's southern Astrakhan region, the local governo...

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