KHARKIV OBLAST, Feb 9 — At night, Russian troops attacked Koropove in the Zmiiv community of the Kharkiv Oblast with at least five Shahed drones.

“There are fires and destruction at the hit sites of all five strikes. The security guard of the entertainment complex was injured — he has burns on both hands, the man refused to be hospitalized,” Serhii Bolvinov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Police Investigation Department, said.

Police showed the consequences of the Russian shelling of the Zmiiv community / Photo: Serhii Bolvinov on Facebook
Police showed the consequences of the Russian shelling of the Zmiiv community / Photo: Serhii Bolvinov on Facebook
Police showed the consequences of the Russian shelling of the Zmiiv community / Photo: Serhii Bolvinov on Facebook

The police gathered the fragments of the Shahed drones at the hit sites. There is information that all five of them are Geranium-2 [an Iranian loitering munition in the form of an autonomous pusher-prop drone — ed.], the head of the police investigation department added.

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What is known about the attack in the Zmiiv community

At 00:15 a.m. on February 9, Russian troops attacked Koropove in the Zmiiv community of the Kharkiv Oblast with at least five Shahed drones.

The Russian army carried out at least seven strikes. The Russian attack wounded a 47-year-old security guard, he received medical treatment. The Russian military also damaged a hotel, a restaurant, three cars, residential buildings, a recreation center, and a canteen.

Rescuers are eliminating the consequences of the strikes.