Two killed, seven injured in Russian bomb attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv region


(Reuters) - Russian guided bomb attacks on Thursday killed at least two people and injured seven more in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, local authorities said.

The deadly strike hit a civilian enterprise in Kupiansk district, the regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram. One more employee was injured, he added.

Six people, including a 12-year-old child, were wounded in the Zolochiv village when Russian forces dropped two bombs, regional police said on Telegram.

Administrative buildings, a kindergarten, and over 20 private homes were damaged in this attack, the police added.

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, and the surrounding region have long been targeted by Russian attacks, and Moscow troops have for months been pummelling Ukraine's border regions with highly destructive guided bombs.

Moscow denies targeting civilians or civilian infrastructure in its invasion of Ukraine, but thousands have been killed and injured in its strikes.

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Alison Williams)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Macron: French soldier was killed in Lebanon
Libya recovers 17 bodies believed to be migrants on Tripoli coast
Brazil's Lula calls on permanent members of UN Security Council to change behaviour
Mexico mends ties with Spain in first presidential visit in eight years
US forces turn 23 vessels back to Iran, enforcing blockade, military says
Swiss football club cancel Kanye West concert
UN peacekeeper killed, three wounded in south Lebanon shooting, UNIFIL says
Mediation fails in dispute over Franco-German fighter jet, Handelsblatt says
Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz as restrictions reimposed
British counter-terrorism police investigating London arson attack

Others Also Read