Russian forces attacked the city of Kharkiv and the Chuhuiv, Izium, Kharkiv, Lozova, Bohodukhiv and Kupiansk districts over the past day. Aircraft bombs, artillery, and drones were used against civilians. Civilian infrastructure was destroyed and damaged, police report.
Overnight, several districts of Kharkiv were hit by kamikaze drones. Strikes were recorded on a civilian enterprise, a sports complex, and residential buildings. Facades, windows, shops, cafes, a dental clinic, and cars were damaged. A 46-year-old woman was injured, and a three-year-old girl suffered an acute stress reaction.
In the Kupiansk district, residential buildings and businesses again came under heavy fire. A 59-year-old man was killed. Two men and three women were injured.
Near the village of Odrorobivka in the Bohodukhiv district, an enemy drone struck a civilian car. An 8-year-old boy was killed, a 4-year-old child and a 40-year-old man were injured. A 36-year-old woman suffered a stress reaction.
In the village of Shyroke in the Lozova district, a 27-year-old woman riding a motorcycle was injured due to a drone crash. In Yurchenkove, Chuhuiv district, a drone strike caused a fire in the House of Culture.
Kharkiv region police have opened 11 criminal proceedings related to the shelling. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, over 25,000 war crimes have been recorded in the region.
Mandatory evacuation continues from settlements under constant shelling.