🔗 Share this article Three Fatalities in Most Recent Ukrainian Strike on Russia's Belgorod Region Regional Governor Regional officials released photographs revealing the consequences of the latest attack Three individuals lost their lives and at least nine others got hurt in Ukraine's latest attack on the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, according to local officials. The loss of life took place after an attack on the community of Maslova Pristan during Wednesday morning, authorities reported. First responders were persisting in looking for people potentially caught under rubble. For the third day in a row that Ukraine has struck the territory, leaving thousands of people lacking electricity and at least two other people killed. Series of Attacks Result in Destruction The Wednesday wave of aerial assaults destroyed residences, automobiles and power lines in multiple districts of Belgorod, per information from authority reports. Sources published pictures from the area depicting a athletic facility with its roof and walls destroyed, and said that response teams were removing wreckage and evaluating the destruction. Within the adjacent community of Moshchenoye, six individuals - including a child - sustained injuries when an aerial projectile and unmanned aircraft targeted transportation, while an individual sustained injuries when a car was hit in Masychevo. Power Outages Hit Many The strikes follow two days of similar attacks that have led to electricity failures and structural damage in urban Belgorod and surrounding areas. Approximately forty thousand people were impacted by electricity outages across seven municipalities, according to authority reports. Wider Situation of Hostilities There has been a substantial rise in the number of attacks directed at Russian petroleum plants in the last several months, sparking fuel shortages and cost increases in some parts of the country. At least 21 of Russia's 38 major refineries - at locations transforming oil into practical energy sources like petrol and diesel - have been attacked in recent months, almost half again as many as across the previous year. Ongoing Hostilities Meanwhile, assaults from Russia against Ukraine are persisting. Ukraine's air force said on Wednesday its defences shot down or neutralized 154 unmanned aircraft, but two dozen hit objectives in 11 locations. Debris from intercepted drones ignited flames and harm to public facilities. At least five people were killed late last week when Russia sent over 50 ballistic missiles and hundreds of aerial vehicles into multiple Ukrainian territories. Power Systems Facing Danger Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentions Russian forces are repeatedly striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter and has declared additional financial support to restore affected installations and establish a stockpile of materials to reinstate electricity. "Regardless of numerous difficulties, we must support the areas presently experiencing the hardest times," he stated.