News Feed

Russian attacks on villages in Kharkiv, Donetsk oblasts injure 2, kill 3

1 min read
Russian attacks on villages in Kharkiv, Donetsk oblasts injure 2, kill 3
The aftermath of Russian attack on the village of Memryk in Donetsk Oblast on May 2, 2024. (Vadym Filashkin/Telegram)

Russian troops attacked the villages of Novoosynove and Memryk in Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts on May 2, injuring two people and killing three others, including a child, local authorities reported.

Settlements in Ukraine's Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts suffer from daily Russian strikes due to their proximity to the front line.

Russian Grad rockets damaged seven houses in Memryk in Pokrovsk district, Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin said, citing preliminary information.

A 12-year-old child is among those killed, according to the governor. Two people were hospitalized for their injuries.

Novoosynove in Kupiansk district came under Russian attack at 7 p.m. local time, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. A 66-year-old man was reportedly killed near a household.

Russian forces attacked a town of Derhachi in Kharkiv Oblast with UMPB D-30SN glide bombs earlier in the day. Seven children and an elderly man were injured, and another eight-year-old boy reportedly suffered from shock, according to prosecutors.

Smelling weakness, Russia presses advantage in Donetsk Oblast
As Ukraine’s defenders and allies display a constellation of weaknesses, Russian forces are taking advantage and pushing forward in Donetsk Oblast. The Russians have begun their assault of Chasiv Yar, while a complementary, flanking assault is slowly pushing up from occupied Avdiivka, in an attempt…
Article image
Avatar
Kateryna Denisova

News Editor

Kateryna Denisova works as a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a news editor at the NV media outlet for four years, covering mainly Ukrainian and international politics. Kateryna holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv. She also was a fellow at journalism schools in the Czech Republic and Germany.

Read more
News Feed
Video

The Kyiv Independent staff documented what it feels like to live and sleep in Kyiv, Ukraine, as Russia intensifies its drone and missile attacks on the city. Filmed over several weeks in June and July, our journalists take shelter in bathrooms, basements, and parking garages as explosions ring out overhead.

Show More