Seven dead, more injured as Ukraine, Russia trade strikes

AP and AFP, KYIV and SOFIA Add TT as Preferred Source Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported.Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine over the past few weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the US-made Patriot systems — the sole air defense weapon in its arsenal able to shoot down ballistic missiles.In the latest attacks, Ukrainian drones killed five people and injured two dozen others in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, the regional administration said. A police car is parked at a checkpoint near a farm where a drone exploded, at the Kardam Border Crossing on Saturday. Photo: AFP In Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian mi