Russian Strikes on Kharkiv Kill Two, Injury Toll Rises to 33
Ukrainian officials said Russian forces used guided aerial bombs to strike two districts of Kharkiv, killing two people and pushing the number of injured to 33.
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Russian forces carried out strikes using guided aerial bombs on Kharkiv's Nemyshlianskyi and Slobidskyi districts, Ukrainian officials said, with the attack killing at least two people and raising the city's injury toll to 33.
The strikes add to a pattern of attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, which lies close to the Russian border and has repeatedly come under fire with guided aerial bombs, missiles and drones since the start of the war.
Casualties and Damage
According to Ukrainian officials, the latest strikes caused casualties in residential areas of the two targeted districts, though full details on the extent of structural damage were not immediately available. Local authorities and emergency services were reported to be responding to the aftermath of the strikes.
Guided aerial bombs, which Russian forces have increasingly relied on in the war, allow aircraft to release munitions from a distance while maintaining a degree of precision, a tactic that has been used repeatedly against Ukrainian cities near the front line and the Russian border.
Ukrainian authorities have not announced retaliatory measures in connection with this specific strike, though Kharkiv's regional and city leadership routinely report on Russian attacks and resulting casualties as part of ongoing documentation of the war's impact on civilian areas.
The reported toll of 33 injured reflects figures provided by Ukrainian sources following the strikes; independent verification of casualty figures in active conflict zones is often limited.
Sources
- Russian forces strike Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs: Two killed, injury toll rises to 33 — Ukrinform (Ukraine)
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