October 21, 2023 11:23 pm | Updated 11:23 pm IST - KYIVAt least two civilians were killed and others wounded across Ukraine as Russian forces continued to shell frontline areas and other parts of the country, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. Mr. Vilkul added that the man's wife was hospitalized with serious shrapnel wounds. Avdiivka has been fiercely contested by Russian and Ukrainian forces over the past weeks as Kyiv’s forces try to hold off waves of Russian attacks. Russian forces have for weeks been pressing an offensive to retake territory near Kupiansk and the nearby town of Lyman. Local Ukrainian authorities also reported Russian attacks on Friday and overnight on the northern Sumy and southern Zaporizhzhia provinces, but made no mention of casualties.

Source: The Hindu October 22, 2023 11:57 UTC