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Strikes in Ukraine kill 15 as Romania reports drone interception

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  • Ukrainian attacks on holiday camps in Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia killed 12 people, including four children, Moscow-installed officials said.
  • Nineteen people were wounded in the Zaporizhzhia strikes, regional head Yevgeny Balitsky said.
  • A Russian drone strike on a civilian facility in Sumy killed three private postal and courier-service drivers, Ukrainian officials said.
  • Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces targeted a Ukrainian drone storage and launch site in Sumy.
  • A Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in Zaporizhzhia caused a fire and injured several people, regional head Ivan Fedorov said.
  • Romania’s Defence Ministry said its forces shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace near Ukraine in an unpopulated area.
  • Romania’s president said an F-16 pilot carried out the interception; another drone was shot down near Bucharest on Friday.
  • A Russian attack near Kyiv on Friday killed at least 10 people and wounded nearly 100, according to Ukrainian authorities.

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Romania said its forces intercepted and shot down a drone that crossed into national airspace near the Ukrainian border on Saturday.

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