Two civilians were killed in Russian shelling of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, and two were wounded in a missile strike on the northeastern city of Kharkiv, regional officials said.
An 81-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man were killed during shelling of the village of Novotyahinka, about 40 km (25 miles) from the city of Kherson, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
Two civilians were lightly wounded in missiles strikes targeting industrial facilities in Kharkiv, about 30 km (19 miles) from the border with Russia, local officials said.