Two killed in Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia

An elderly woman and a police officer lost their lives on Saturday due to Russian shelling in Ukraine.

A handout photo made available by the National Police of Ukraine shows damaged vehicles in the aftermath of a rocket strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 10 August 2023, amid the Russian invasion.

Photo: EPA/National Police of Ukraine

"This morning, around 5:10, the enemy fired on Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi village in Kupiansk district. A residential building was damaged. A 73-year-old woman died," Kharkiv governor Oleh Synehubov wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

In a separate incident in the Zaporizhzhia region, in the town of Orikhiv, another attack occurred resulting in the death of a police officer.

Interior minister Ihor Klymenko reported that a total of 12 people were injured, including four police officers. Russian troops used a guided aerial bomb in the attack.

The areas in eastern Kharkiv region and much of Zaporizhzhia region are located close to the front line, and there has been an increase in Russian assaults in recent weeks, as reported by Ukrainian forces.

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Source: Reuters