UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Aug 14 — On August 13, the Russian army shelled Kozacha Lopan, a village in the Kharkiv district. The shelling damaged the premises of a pharmacy, said Oleh Syniehubov, governor of Kharkiv Oblast.

Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian artillery shelling and air strikes often, even more so since Russia launched a new ground offensive north and northeast of the region in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi directions in May.

In addition, on the same day, the Russian drone attack damaged the territory of the warehouse building in Kupiansk. Later, the Russians also damaged a house in the city.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that on August 12, the Russians attacked the settlements of the Bohodukhiv district, Kharkiv region, injuring seven people, including four children. The attack also damaged more than 30 houses.

Prosecutors reported that one of the missiles the Russians used in the attack was a KN-23 (or KN-24), also known as a Hwasong-11. North Korea produces such weapons.

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