One person killed and seven injured in Russian attacks in Kharkiv region

One person killed and seven injured in Russian attacks in Kharkiv region

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On Saturday, January 17, Russian troops struck Kharkiv and two districts of the Kharkiv region, killing one person and injuring seven others.

This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

According to law enforcement officials, a 52-year-old woman was killed in the village of Borivske, Kupiansk district, when an FPV drone hit a public transport stop.

Also in this district, a drone attacked a civilian vehicle in the village of Starovirivka. A 42-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man were injured and suffered burns.

“Between 2:10 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., the Russian armed forces struck the city of Kharkiv. Critical infrastructure was damaged. According to preliminary data, the enemy attacked the city with Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems. Two men and one woman were injured,” the prosecutor's office said.

In the village of Zolochiv, Bohodukhiv district, according to preliminary data, the enemy struck with a Molniia drone. As a result of the attack, two shops and a police car were damaged, and two people were injured.

The Kharkiv region prosecutor's office has launched a pre-trial investigation into the commission of war crimes (Parts 1 and 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

As reported by Ukrinform, on January 17, Russian troops struck the Industrial district of Kharkiv in the afternoon.

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