Russian strikes kill three, injure 15 across southern Ukraine VIDEO / PHOTO/UPDATED

At least three people were killed and 15 others injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine's southern regions, the State Emergency Service (SES) said.

According to the SES, the attacks targeted Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Odesa and surrounding areas.

Emergency services were responding to the aftermath of the strikes.

Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov also said that Russian forces dropped guided bombs on the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring another.

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A Russian attack drone struck the Epicentr shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Sumy on July 21, triggering a major fire.

According to Ukrainian media and the State Emergency Service, a nearby apartment building was also damaged, while the blast wave shattered windows at a neighbouring school.

Preliminary reports indicate that six people were injured, including four children and two adults. Other regions across Ukraine also came under Russian attack.

In Kharkiv, five people were injured, including a 12-year-old child, following a separate strike. In the Chernihiv region, a 70-year-old woman suffered facial injuries after a Russian drone crashed.

Meanwhile, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, three local fire and rescue workers were injured after coming under attack while tackling a blaze at a residential building in the Nikopol district.

By Aghakazim Guliyev