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1 killed, 1 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast

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Russian troops shelled Dvorichna, a village in Kharkiv Oblast on July 18, killing a 72-year-old man and injuring a 65-year-old woman, according to the military administration of Kharkiv Oblast.  

Dvorichna is located on the front line of Russia's troop build-up in the Kupiansk area. The Ukrainian military has said that heavy fighting has been ongoing in the area.

Dvorichna was liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during their counter-offensive of Kharkiv Oblast in the autumn of 2022.

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Elsa Court is the audience development manager at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a news editor at the Kyiv Independent and was an intern at the Kyiv Post in 2018. She has a Master’s in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from Utrecht University. Elsa is originally from the UK.

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