At least four people were killed in separate drone attacks carried out by Russian and Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine, officials from both sides said on Wednesday.
In Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, two civilians were killed early Wednesday after a Russian drone strike hit the Synelnykivsky district. The head of the regional administration, Mykola Lukashuk, said a 68-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man lost their lives in the attack.
Meanwhile, in the Russian-controlled Lugansk region, two people were killed late Tuesday in what local authorities described as a Ukrainian drone strike. According to officials, the drone struck a minibus in the village of Novokrassnyanka, killing a young man and a 20-year-old woman.
Lugansk authorities said the drone was launched by Ukrainian forces. Nearly all of the Lugansk region is currently under Russian control.
The incidents highlight the continued use of drone warfare by both sides as the conflict grinds on, with civilian areas increasingly affected by the fighting.
