Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast injures 38, including 12 children (updated)

byIryna Voichuk

04/07/2023

1 minute read

Damaged residential buildings and cars in Pervomaiskyi, Kharkiv Oblast, after a Russian missile attack.

Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast injures 38, including 12 children (updated)

On 4 July, Russians shelled the residential area of the city of Pervomaiskyi, Kharkiv Oblast, injuring 38 people, including 12 children, two of them are 1-year-old and 10-month-old infants, Prosecutor’s office of Kharkiv Oblast reports.

According to preliminary information, the strike was carried out by an Iskander missile.

The explosion occurred during a farewell ceremony for the deceased fighter Oleh Fadeenko “Malysh”, Suspilne Kharkiv reports.

Early in the morning on 4 July, Russians fired artillery at the residential area of Kherson, killing two civilians, according to the Kherson Oblast Military Administration.

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