Ukraine updates: Kyiv strikes Russia after Kharkiv attack

• Ukrainian drones target Russia's Bryansk region, the governor there said.
• The drone attack came hours after Russia's bombing of Kharkiv killed at least 3 and injured dozens.

Here are the latest developments from Russia's war in Ukraine on Sunday, June 23:
 

06/23/2024June 23, 2024

Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russian regions

Ukraine launched drone attacks on multiple Russian regions, including the western region of Bryansk, but there were no immediate reports of loss of life or property, Russian authorities said on Sunday.

The attack came hours after Russian guided bombs shattered an apartment building in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv on Saturday. The attack killed three people and injured at least 56 people, authorities said. 

Kharkiv lies about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the border with Russia and and has been the target of massive Russian attacks for months.

“This Russian terror through guided bombs must be stopped and can be stopped,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram following the attack.

At least 30 drones were shot down over Bryansk, a region that borders Ukraine and Belarus, Alexander Bogomaz, the governor there said.

Some drones were also shot down over the Smolensk region, Vasily Anokhin, governor of the region in Russia's west, said on Telegram. There were no reports of casualties or destruction in either region, the governors said.

Ukraine typically does not comment on attacks on Russian territory and did not comment on the drone strikes. 

mf/rm (Reuters, AP, AFP, dpa)