Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine's Balakliia, Sumy, officials say


Firefighters work at the site of a private house destroyed during overnight Russian drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Balakliia, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, August 6, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region/Handout via REUTERS

Aug 6 (Reuters) - ⁠Rescuers worked on Thursday to ⁠douse fires and clear debris ‌in Ukraine's eastern city of Balakliia afterRussian strikes on homes killed three overnight, ​authorities said on ⁠the Telegram messaging ⁠app.

Three people were also killed overnight ⁠and ‌at least 19 wounded in Russian attacks on settlements ⁠in the northern region of ​Sumy.

Twelve more ‌were wounded in the city ⁠of ​Sumy itself, following an attack with guided aerial bombs, the Ukrainian ⁠police said on Telegram.

A ​drone attack on a van wounded six in the southern region ⁠of Kherson, the regional administration said on Telegram.

Both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians in the ​war triggered by ⁠Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in ​February 2022.

(Reporting by ‌Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo ​and Aleksandar Vasovic in Belgrade; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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