Russian Attack Kills 3 People In Donetsk

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JAKARTA - Russia attacked villages in eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, killing three people and injuring four others, including a child, prosecutors said.

Rozkishne village, about 25 km from the front line, was targeted by the attack, regional prosecutors said via Telegram.

According to preliminary data, Russian troops used the Smech system to launch a bunch munitions explosive weapon, prosecutors said.

Among the injured victims was a 14-year-old boy who was hospitalized. Four houses, cars, and gas pipes were damaged in the attack, prosecutors added.

Meanwhile, Ukraine attacked two Russian fuel depots with drones.

Maxim Yegorov, governor of the Tambov region in southeastern Moscow, said firefighters were overcoming the fire at the Badmintonnovskaya fuel depot that occurred after the explosion that may have been caused by a drone. No one was injured, he said.

drone attacks on large fuel depots across Russia have escalated in recent days. Meanwhile, attacks on oil refineries, whose operations have had a much larger impact on global oil markets and prices, have eased.

Ukraine says Russia's energy installation was a legitimate target as it supported Moscow's war efforts at the time Russian attacks hit Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.