Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 3, injure 7 over past day.

Three civilians were killed, and seven were injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, according to Ukrainian authorities. Russia targeted nine oblasts -- Donetsk, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Luhansk. In Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks killed one civilian in Pereizne and wounded three more in other regional settlements, reported [1]Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.

Russia's military struck 17 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast with various weapons, killing a 58-year-old woman in the village of Preobrazhenka, the regional authorities wrote[2] on Facebook. The attacks damaged 23 civilian buildings, according to the report. One more civilian was killed[3]in the village of Yanzhulivka in the Novhorod-Siverskyi district of Chernihiv Oblast, according to Ukraine's Northern Operational Command.

Russia attacked the village with mortars on June 14, damaging two residential houses.

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Overnight on June 15, Russia again targeted Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's Kryvyi Rih, two days after Russian missiles killed [5]12 and injured 40 people in the city.

The overnight attack hit two industrial buildings[6] in Kryvyi Rih, injuring one civilian, the regional governor said on Telegram. Production facilities, gas pipelines, a tire fitting, and vehicles were damaged or destroyed, according to Serhii Lysak. Russian troops launched 40 attacks against southern Kherson Oblast on June 14, using artillery, mortars, and Grad multiple launch rocket systems, according to the regional administration.

Almost 200 projectiles hit the oblast's settlements, resulting in two civilians being wounded.[7] Three communities in Sumy Oblast bordering Russia were targeted overnight and early on June 15, the regional administration wrote[8], adding that two houses were damaged. Earlier on June 14, Russian forces reportedly shelled[9] seven communities in the region, wounding one person and damaging power lines, cars, residential buildings, and private businesses.

Russia shelled Mykolaiv Oblast's Ochakiv two times on June 14, damaging private residences, an apartment building, and outbuildings, said[10] Governor Vitalii Kim. No casualties were reported.

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Dinara Khalilova is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent.

She has previously worked as a fixer and local producer for Sky News.

Dinara holds a BA in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master's degree in media and communication from Bournemouth University in the UK.

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4. ^ Ukraine makes gains 1 week into counteroffensive but decisive battle yet to beginUkraine's large-scale counteroffensive, anticipated for months, spearheaded by new Western tanks and armored vehicles, has finally begun.

   No longer limited to shaping operations or localized counterattacks, evidence shows the beginning of major Ukrainian offensive pushes to break through fortified... (kyivindependent.com)

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6. ^ hit two industrial buildings (kyivindependent.com)
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11. ^ Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says recently-used Russian missiles had foreign-made componentsKey developments on June 14: * Zelensky: Russian missiles used in Kryvyi Rih attack had foreign-made components * Kadyrov's top aide Adam Delimkhanov reportedly injured in Ukraine * Netherlands to purchase 4 radars to aid Ukraine's air defense * 3,761 people evacuated due to Kakhovka dam disast... (kyivindependent.com)