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Three fatalities occurred and at least nine others were injured in the newest assault from Ukraine on the border territory of Russia of Belgorod, according to regional authorities.

The fatalities occurred subsequent to an assault on the village of Maslova Pristan during Wednesday morning, sources confirmed. Rescue personnel were continuing to search for people feared trapped under debris.

It is the third consecutive day that Ukraine has targeted the territory, leaving thousands of people without power and at least two other people fatally injured.

Series of Attacks Lead to Harm

Wednesday's series of aerial assaults destroyed residences, vehicles and power lines in multiple districts of Belgorod, as reported by government communications.

Officials released images from the village revealing a recreation complex with its building components destroyed, and said that emergency personnel were cleaning up rubble and evaluating the destruction.

In the nearby town of Moshchenoye, six people - involving a young person - got hurt when a rocket and drone hit a vehicle, while a person got injured when a vehicle was targeted in Masychevo.

Power Outages Affect Thousands

The strikes follow multiple days of identical assaults that have caused blackouts and structural damage in Belgorod city and nearby regions.

Approximately forty thousand people were affected by power cuts across multiple districts, as reported by government sources.

Larger Picture of Warfare

Ukraine has dramatically increased the number of attacks targeting Russian petroleum plants in recent months, causing petroleum deficits and cost increases in various areas of Russia.

No fewer than twenty-one of Russia's 38 major refineries - at locations transforming oil into usable fuel like gasoline and diesel fuel - have been attacked in recent months, almost half again as many as across the previous year.

Persistent Warfare

Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine are ongoing. Ukraine's air force reported Wednesday its air defense systems eliminated or disabled 154 drones, but 22 struck targets in numerous areas.

Remnants of downed aircraft started blazes and harm to public facilities.

At least five people were dead in the past days when Moscow deployed five dozen projectile weapons and hundreds of aerial vehicles into various areas of the country.

Power Systems Under Threat

The country's president states Russian forces are repeatedly striking the country's power systems ahead of winter and has declared additional financial support to restore affected installations and establish a stockpile of equipment to restore power supplies.

"Regardless of numerous difficulties, we should help the regions now confronting the hardest times," he mentioned.