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Russian guided bomb attack on Kharkiv Oblast town injures at least 4

by Kateryna Denisova June 26, 2024 5:49 PM 1 min read
Famous Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko is seen in front of a destroyed building in the Ukrainian town of Derhachí, Kharkiv Oblast, on Sept. 20, 2022. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russian troops hit the town of Derhachi in Kharkiv Oblast on June 26 with a guided aerial bomb. Nine people suffered in the attack, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

The Russian guided bomb damaged houses, causing a fire at an outbuilding, according to Kharkiv Oblast Police.

Four people were hospitalized with explosive injuries, and four more people, including three children, suffered from shock, the police said.

Moscow has intensified attacks against Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, as well as Kharkiv Oblast, with the use of missiles, glide bombs, and drones, destroying energy infrastructure and killing civilians.

A Russian attack on a residential building and an enterprise in Kharkiv on June 22 killed three people and injured over 50, according to the local authorities.

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