Casualties escalate in Russian assaults, claiming six lives, while four more fall in the occupied regions
In the northeastern city of Lozova, Kharkiv region, two people lost their lives and ten more were injured, including two children, in a large-scale attack that marked the city's most severe since the start of the war in February 2022. The attack, which occurred on March 7, 2023, also claimed the life of a mechanic.
Local leader Leonid Passetchnik confirmed the casualties and damages on the Telegram social network. According to him, the attack involved 34 drones, as reported by the local governor Oleg Synegoubov. The assault resulted in significant damage to the railway infrastructure in Lozova.
Simultaneously, another tragic incident unfolded in the city of Sumy, where two people were killed in a Russian attack. The attack in Sumy targeted an agricultural enterprise.
Unfortunately, the conflict's toll extended to other regions as well. In the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, two people were killed by a Russian drone attack, according to local authorities. Additionally, six people died in Russian attacks in Ukraine's south and northeast.
In the city of Svatove, located in the Russian-occupied Luhansk, four water supply workers were killed, and two other people were injured due to Ukrainian shelling. An oil production factory was also damaged in the attack.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to former U.S. President Donald Trump for his efforts, describing their conversation as "productive". However, the details of their discussion remain undisclosed.
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has resulted in a significant number of casualties on both sides, with estimates reaching tens of thousands of military deaths by mid-2023 and beyond. The intensity of Russian shelling has been high, with between 600,000 and 1.8 million shells per month by March 2023, indicating constant large-scale bombardments. Unfortunately, the available information does not include detailed data on specific incidents or casualties from March 7, 2023, highlighting the need for targeted news archives or official military/NGO situation reports from that exact date for a more precise understanding of the events that transpired.
What was the cause of the attack in Lozova on March 7, 2023, according to local Governor Oleg Synegoubov? War-and-conflicts and politics continue to dominate general-news, with tragic incidents, including the attack in Lozova, being reported in various cities across Ukraine.
