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Three fatalities occurred and a minimum of nine individuals were injured in Ukraine's latest attack on the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, as stated by its governor.

The fatalities occurred following a strike on the village of Maslova Pristan early on Wednesday, authorities reported. First responders were continuing to search for people feared trapped under debris.

This marks the third straight day that Ukraine has targeted the territory, causing numerous residents experiencing blackouts and a minimum of two more persons killed.

Wave of Assaults Cause Damage

A sequence of Wednesday missile and drone strikes damaged homes, vehicles and power lines in numerous regions of Belgorod, as reported by government communications.

Officials released images from the village showing a recreation complex with its roof and walls demolished, and mentioned that emergency personnel were cleaning up rubble and assessing the damage.

Within the adjacent community of Moshchenoye, six individuals - including a child - got hurt when a rocket and drone struck a truck, while a man was hurt when a vehicle was targeted in Masychevo.

Energy Disruptions Impact Numerous

The strikes follow two days of similar attacks that have caused blackouts and structural damage in the city of Belgorod and nearby regions.

Nearly 40,000 residents were impacted by electricity outages across various communities, as reported by government sources.

Larger Picture of Warfare

Ukraine has dramatically increased the number of attacks directed at Russia's fuel processing facilities in the past few months, sparking fuel shortages and expense hikes in certain Russian regions.

No fewer than twenty-one of the nation's key petroleum plants - at locations transforming oil into usable fuel like petrol and diesel - have been hit since January, almost half again as many as across the previous year.

Ongoing Hostilities

Simultaneously, assaults from Russia against Ukraine are persisting. The country's military aviation said on Wednesday its air defense systems eliminated or took out 154 aerial vehicles, but two dozen hit objectives in eleven sites.

Wreckage from stopped unmanned vehicles ignited flames and harm to public facilities.

At least five people were dead in the past days when Russia sent over five dozen projectile weapons and approximately five hundred unmanned aircraft into nine regions across Ukraine.

Power Systems Facing Danger

The country's president mentions Russia is once more attacking the country's power systems before the cold season and has announced new funding to restore affected installations and establish a stockpile of equipment to restore power supplies.

"Regardless of numerous difficulties, we must support the communities currently facing the hardest times," he said.