UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Apr. 22 — Over the past days, the Russians have actively attacked Bohodukhiv and its surroundings with nearly 50 drones. All strikes targeted only civilian infrastructure, the region’s governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said during the briefing.

Bohodukhiv is a city northwest of Kharkiv oblast located 20 kilometers (~12 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border. According to the governor, the front line in that area remains stable. He said the Ukrainian military has no information on signs of a possible concentration of Russian military forces that would indicate the start of an assault in Bohodukhiv direction.

Syniehubov said that Russians chose this city and continued to attack people there with different types of UAVs, including Shahed and Molniya drones. Also, these attacks are complicating the work of emergency medical services, local State Emergency Service units, and energy workers.

“It is difficult for people even to go outside and generally get around the city and nearby roads, because Russians are targeting civilian cars,” Syniehubov said.

The governor said that local authorities and the Ukrainian military are taking all necessary measures, including the physical destruction of these drones and the use of electronic warfare in the area.

On Apr. 22, Russian attacks on Bohodukhiv and its district injured at least 17 people. 

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