Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region injure 18, including child

At least 18 people, including a 5-year-old girl, were injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine’s Kharkiv region over the past 24 hours, regional head Oleh Sinehubov wrote on Telegram.

According to him, 17 of the victims were injured in the city of Bohodukhiv. The wounded include nine men aged between 24 and 66, seven women aged between 33 and 68, and a young girl, Caliber.Az reports. 

Another civilian, a 44-year-old man, was injured in the village of Petrovka in the Shevchenkivska community, Sinehubov said.

Russian forces also launched drone strikes on the Kyiv district of the city of Kharkiv, using various types of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to regional officials.

Sinehubov said the attacks involved 10 Geran-2 drones, 19 Molniya-type UAVs, six FPV drones, and 42 additional drones whose type has not yet been identified.

The strikes caused damage to civilian infrastructure across the region, authorities added.

By Sabina Mammadli