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Three people have been killed and at least nine others got hurt in Ukraine's latest attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod, as reported by regional authorities.

The loss of life took place subsequent to an assault on the Maslova Pristan settlement in the early hours of Wednesday, sources confirmed. Rescue personnel were persisting in looking for people potentially caught under rubble.

It is the third consecutive day that Ukraine has targeted the area, causing numerous residents experiencing blackouts and at least two other people fatally injured.

Multiple Strikes Cause Damage

A sequence of Wednesday missile and drone strikes damaged homes, vehicles and energy systems in multiple districts of Belgorod, as reported by authority reports.

Officials released photographs from Maslova Pristan revealing a sports centre with its building components destroyed, and mentioned that rescue workers were removing wreckage and examining the harm.

In the nearby town of Moshchenoye, six individuals - involving a young person - were injured when an aerial projectile and unmanned aircraft struck a truck, while an individual sustained injuries when an automobile was struck in Masychevo.

Electrical Failures Hit Many

The assaults succeed two days of similar attacks that have caused blackouts and structural damage in Belgorod city and nearby regions.

Close to 40K individuals were affected by power cuts across multiple districts, as reported by government sources.

Larger Picture of Warfare

Ukrainian forces have significantly escalated the volume of assaults launched against Russian oil refineries in recent months, causing petroleum deficits and expense hikes in certain Russian regions.

At least 21 of the nation's key petroleum plants - where crude oil is converted into functional petroleum products like gasoline and diesel fuel - have been targeted this year, almost half again as many as across the previous year.

Ongoing Hostilities

Simultaneously, assaults from Russia against Ukraine are continuing. Ukrainian aerial defenses said on Wednesday its defences shot down or disabled 154 drones, but multiple reached destinations in eleven sites.

Remnants of downed aircraft ignited flames and harm to public facilities.

A minimum of five persons were fatally injured recently when Moscow deployed five dozen projectile weapons and hundreds of aerial vehicles into nine regions across Ukraine.

Electrical Facilities Under Threat

The leader of Ukraine states Russian forces are repeatedly striking Ukrainian electrical facilities ahead of winter and has revealed extra monetary resources to repair damaged facilities and establish a stockpile of materials to reinstate electricity.

"Despite all the challenges, we need to assist the regions now confronting the hardest times," he mentioned.