Stretchers with bloodstains left by rescuers at the scene of a Russian missile strike on a cafe in the village of Hroza in Kharkiv Oblast on Oct 5. (Photo: Alexander Khrebet)
Russian forces launched a guided bomb against the village of Druzheliubivka in the Izium community, killing two civilians and injuring another one, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on Oct. 15.
He also said a house was destroyed in the attack.
An overnight attack killed a 54-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man.
The injured woman has been hospitalized.
The Izium sector is where Russian forces are trying to advance, subjecting the area to daily airstrikes and artillery barrages.
On Oct. 5, a Russian Iskander ballistic missile hit a grocery store and a cafe in Hroza, Kharkiv Oblast, during a memorial service for a fallen soldier who was being reburied in the village.
Alexander Khrebet is a reporter with the Kyiv Independent. He covers Ukraine’s foreign policy, alleged abuse of power in the country’s military leadership, and reports on the Russian-occupied territories. Alexander is the European Press Prize 2023 winner, the #AllForJan Award 2023 winner and Ukraine's 2022 National Investigative Journalism Award finalist. His was published in the Washington Times and Atlantic Council.
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