Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine kill seven, officials say

July 27 (Reuters) - Russian ‌strikes on ​front-line ​localities in eastern Ukraine killed seven people and injured more than ‌20 on Monday, officials said.

Prosecutors in Donetsk ⁠Region, the focal point of fighting along the ‌1,200-km (775-mile) front line, said ‌three people had died in two areas near the contested city of Kostiantynivka.

Russia's military ​said this month its forces had captured Kostiantynivka, but Ukrainian officials deny ⁠the city has changed hands.

A fourth person was killed near ​Kramatorsk, a heavily defended "fortress" city considered critical to Ukraine's defences. Prosecutors said a ​total of 18 people ‌were injured throughout Donetsk Region.

In adjacent Dnipropetrovsk Region, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha ⁠said three people were killed and six wounded in more than 50 drone and artillery ⁠attacks on five districts.

Two people died near the town ​of Nikopol, a frequent Russian target on the north bank of the Dnipro River. One person was ‌killed near the town of Syneklykove, further east.

Over the border in ‌Russia's Belgorod Region, a Ukrainian drone struck ⁠a commercial building, ‌killing one person ​and injuring two.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Nick Zieminski and Cynthia ‌Osterman)

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