Russia targeted Kharkiv and surrounding areas with S-300 missiles overnight on July 24, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported at around 6 a.m. local time.
While initially reporting one person killed, the mayor later said that the fatality was not confirmed.
The initial strike against the city targeted the industrial zone within one of Kharkiv's districts. The second strike impacted a residential area, causing a fire to break out in one of the houses.
Local governor Oleh Syniehubov said at around 7 a.m. that two men were injured in the drone attack on the Malodanylivska community, located approximately 15 kilometers north of Kharkiv. Horse stables were set on fire.
First responders have been dispatched to the scenes of the attacks.
On July 21, the spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces said Russia has deployed additional assault units near the village of Hlyboke in Kharkiv Oblast to prepare for offensive operations. The village of Hlyboke is located in the northern part of Kharkiv Oblast, about seven kilometers south of the border with Russia and 39 kilometers north of Kharkiv.
Russia launched its offensive in Kharkiv Oblast on May 10, but the assault quickly stalled. Around 20,000 Russian troops were killed during the failed push in the northeastern region, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Francis Farrell
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