Russian attack kills four in Ukraine’s Sloviansk as both sides claim gains

Ukrainian and Russian officials have claimed battlefield successes in the more than four-year war.Published On 10 Mar 2026Ukrainian and Russian officials have claimed battlefield successes in the more than four-year war, as Russian air attacks on Ukraine continue.At least four people were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian town of Sloviansk, regional authorities said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What defence support could Ukraine offer Middle East states amid Iran war?list 2 of 3Putin says Russia can supply oil, gas to Europe as energy prices soarlist 3 of 3Trump says US-Israeli war on Iran will be over ‘very soon’end of listThe governor of Sloviansk, Vadym Filashkin, confirmed the death toll on Tuesday and said 16 others were wounded, including a 14-year-old girl. He said Russian forces dropped three guided bombs on the city.There was no immediate comment from Moscow on the attack.Overnight drone strikes on three other Ukrainian cities wounded at least 17 people, including two children, emergency services said.Ukraine’s air force said that it shot down 122 out of 137 drones that Russia launched during the night.Ukrainian forces have recently retaken nearly all the territory of the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk industrial region during a counteroffensive, driving Russian troops out of more than 400 square kilometres (150sq miles), Major-General Oleksandr Komarenko said in an interview published Tuesday by local media outlet Ukraine" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="42334" data-entity-type="organization">RBC-Ukraine.He described the overall situation on the front line as difficult but under control, with the heaviest fighting continuing near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine and Oleksandrivka in the south, where he said Russian forces have concentrated their main effort.There was no independent verification of his description of the military situation.The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said late Monday that recent Ukrainian counterattacks “are generating tactical, operational and strategic effects that may disrupt Russia’s spring-summer 2026 offensive campaign plan”.