Ukrainian authorities report that three individuals lost their lives due to Russian artillery fire in the vicinity of the eastern Ukrainian city of Lyman.

The strikes occurred in the villages of Torske and Zakitne, resulting in the injury of two others. The casualties, consisting of two women and a man aged between 63 and 88, were seated on a bench in Torske when the shelling occurred.

This region, located near the front line, is frequently subjected to attacks. Additionally, there are reports of explosions in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, currently under Russian occupation.

The peninsula's appointed governor stated that the fleet was conducting firing exercises.

"Three people were killed and one wounded in Torske, another civilian was wounded in Zakitne," the head of Ukraine's Donetsk region Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram.

Torske was attacked at 18:50 local time (15:50 GMT) and Zakitne was hit half an hour later, the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office said on Facebook.

One person in Torske suffered injuries to their chest, shoulder, and hip, the prosecutor's office said.

A 26-year-old man suffered a fractured skull and a concussion in Zakitne, it added.

Meanwhile, four civilians were injured by mortar fire and a residential building was damaged by two drones in Seredyna-Buda, in the Sumy region of north-eastern Ukraine, the regional military administration said on Facebook.

What a tragedy, condolence to the family of the bereaved.

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