Russian Attack on Kharkiv Kills Two, Ukraine Targets Missile Plant

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Kharkiv regional administration head Oleh Syniehubov reported that 175 combat incidents occurred over the past 24 hours. The Kharkiv region, along with 10 populated areas, was targeted by Russian attacks during this period.

In Seredniy Burlyk village, two police officers were killed and five people were wounded due to shelling on Saturday during an evacuation. Syniehubov stated that combat clashes were recorded in the South-Slobozhansky direction, with enemy forces storming positions in populated settlements of Staritsa, Lyman, Vovchansky Khutory, and Krugle.

Additionally, a Russian air strike targeted a private sector in Sumy, resulting in injuries to three people. The National Police of Sumy Oblast reported that the attack destroyed two residential buildings and damaged at least 10 neighboring houses and a gas pipe. The injured individuals included a woman aged 70, as well as two children aged five and 17.

Ukrainian drones targeted an industrial site in Russia’s Udmurt Republic, injuring 11 people. According to local health minister Sergei Bagin, three of the injured were hospitalized. Alexander Brechalov, head of the Udmurt Republic, reported that one facility was attacked by drones, resulting in injuries and damage.

Russian Telegram channel ASTRA analyzed footage from residents and reported that the strike targeted the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant, a major state defense enterprise producing Iskander ballistic missiles. Ukraine’s military confirmed the attack on the factory, stating that a fire was recorded on the territory of the object.

Separately, Russia’s TASS news agency reported that Ukrainian drones attempted to attack production facilities in Almetyevsk, Russia’s Tatarstan region. Russia’s RIA news agency also reported that Moscow’s forces took control of the village of Karpivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

Source: Al Jazeera