UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST July 30 — The Russian army has started massive drone attacks on civilians, reported Serhii Bolvinov, head of the investigation department of the National Police in the Kharkiv region.

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 our border settlements, the enemy is using FPV drones to target residents. They are hitting civilian cars and crowded places,” Bolvinov wrote.

This morning, according to Bolvinov, the Russians attacked a river crossing in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, injuring a 71-year-old man. Нe sustained an explosive injury and a shrapnel wound. 

This is the fourth incident in Kupiansk in recent days. Earlier, Russian drones hit the roof of a multi-story building, a gas station, and a stele at the entrance to the city.

On the afternoon of July 23, Russian troops attacked a public transport stop in Kupiansk with an FPV drone. The drone strike injured a 41-year-old man.

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