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Four killed, 30 injured in Ukraine's Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, and Kharkiv oblasts from Russian attacks
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Four killed, 30 injured in Ukraine's Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, and Kharkiv oblasts from Russian attacks

From Ukrainska Pravda · () Ukrainian

Translated from Ukrainian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Context piece
  • Four people were killed and 30 injured across four Ukrainian oblasts in the past day due to Russian aggression.
  • Fatalities occurred in Donetsk and Sumy oblasts, with injuries reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, and Kharkiv.
  • Residential buildings, houses, and infrastructure were damaged in the attacks.

Russian aggression claimed four lives and injured 30 people across four Ukrainian oblasts in the last 24 hours, according to regional military administrations. The attacks impacted Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, leaving a trail of destruction.

In Donetsk Oblast, two civilians were killed in Sofiivka and Kramatorsk. Five others sustained injuries in various locations, including Sofiivka, Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, and Raihorodok. The region reported damage to residential buildings and houses.

Kherson Oblast experienced significant casualties, with 11 people injured. Russian attacks also damaged 11 apartment buildings and 10 private houses, alongside a petrol station, a mobile phone mast, a shop, an accommodation building, warehouse facilities, and vehicles.

Sumy Oblast reported two fatalities and six injuries. In the Seredyna-Buda hromada, a man and a woman, aged 61 and 50 respectively, died due to explosions involving explosive devices. Three others were injured in the same area from an explosion and a mortar attack. A Russian drone struck a car in Krasnopillia hromada, injuring a 51-year-old man. Further north, in Esman hromada, a 60-year-old man was wounded when a drone hit a house, and a 73-year-old man was injured in an airstrike in Shostka hromada.

Kharkiv Oblast saw eight people injured when a Russian drone struck the Osnovianskyi district overnight. Among the injured was a 15-year-old boy suffering from shock. The attack also ignited fires in two houses and an outbuilding.

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Originally published by Ukrainska Pravda in Ukrainian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.