Russia and Ukraine report casualties as they continue to trade attacks

Ukraine has hit Russian oil refineries several times, while Russia strikes Dnipropetrovsk and a cargo vessel near Odesa.Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more overnight attacks causing casualties on both sides, say local officials.Two people were killed and three others injured in a Russian attack on the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine, said regional military administration head, Oleksandr Hanzha.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Photos: Zelenskyy urges ‘protection of life’ amid deadly Russian attackslist 2 of 4Why a MAGA influencer’s shift to support Ukraine war is good for Trumplist 3 of 4NATO jets scramble as Russian missile detonates in Polandlist 4 of 4How US Senate Russia sanctions could spell 100% tariffs for India, Chinaend of listFour districts were hit more than 20 times with drones, artillery and aerial bombs, he added on Telegram.In the Volgograd region of Russia, a Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured eight, regional governor, Andrei ⁠⁠Bocharov, said on Telegram on Friday.In Russia’s southern region of Rostov, a drone attack injured a woman in the town of Gukovo, regional governor Yuri Slyusar ⁠⁠said on Telegram.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian deep and mid-range strikes attacked Russian infrastructure, including three logistics centres in Sarapul, Kazan and Volgograd.Ukrainian forces also targeted a maritime terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar region and an oil refinery in the Volgograd region, he said“We continue to carry out our deep and mid-range strikes against Russian infrastructure facilities that prop up Russia’s aggression,” Zelenskyy said on X on Friday.“Our strikes under the long-range sanctions plan are always about justified responses aimed at depriving the Russian war machine of its resources.”“We are protecting our people and will continue to act as necessary to achieve peace,” he continued.It is far from the first time Ukraine has targeted Russian oil refineries, with the objective of causing serious fuel shortages across the country. They have already compelled Moscow, a major hydrocarbon producer, to begin buying fuel abroad.