UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, July 11 — Yesterday, on July 10, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:50 p.m., the Russian army carried out a massive artillery attack on Slatyne for the first time since 2022. The Russian shelling killed a 60-year-old woman and injured a 70-year-old man, reported the head of the Derhachi City Military Administration, Viacheslav Zadorenko

Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian artillery shelling and airstrikes 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.

The Russians shelled Slatyne in Derhachi district / Photo: Derhachi City Council
The Russians shelled Slatyne in Derhachi district / Photo: Derhachi City Council
The Russians shelled Slatyne in Derhachi district / Photo: Derhachi City Council

Viacheslav Zadorenko said that fires broke out at the sites of the hits. The Russians destroyed several houses and damaged more than 10 others.

According to Zadorenko, the Russians shelled the village with artillery at least 14 times. As of the morning of July 11, the shelling continues. In total, the Russians damaged about 20 houses in the village of Slatyne.

About 3,000 homes in the Derhachi community are left without electricity due to the shelling. There is no electricity supply in all settlements except Derhachi and Ruska Lozova.

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  • On July 8, around 8:00 a.m., the Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacked the village of Lyptsi in the Kharkiv district, injuring one person, reported Oleh Syniehubov, Kharkiv Oblast Governor.