UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Sep. 26 — Russian troops launched 13 airstrikes at the settlements of Kharkiv oblast over the past day, injuring two people, reports Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the region. 

Syniehubov writes that casualties were documented in Novoosynove village of Kurilivska hromada, where a Russian strike injured a 50-year-old man, and in Buhai Druhi village of Zolochivska hromada, where a 59-year-old woman was injured. 

Authorities report Russians hit Kharkiv oblast with four glide bombs, one Lancet drone, three Molniya drones, one drone of unknown type, and four FPVs. 

According to Syniehubov, an airstrike damaged a house in Slatyne of Kharkiv district. In the Kupiansk district, Russian attacks damaged civilian businesses, houses, and a car. In the Bohoduhiv district, three houses were hit across three villages. 

Russian troops approach Kharkiv oblast from the north (Kharkiv axis), east (Kupianks axis), and southeast (Borova axis), trying to push deeper towards Kharkiv, cut off Ukraine’s supply routes, and complete the occupation of Donetsk oblast. 

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