The Russian army has attacked Kupyansk from the air. According to preliminary information, it was a guided aerial bomb, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported.
At least 7 residential buildings were damaged and civilian cars were smashed. No information is available on any injuries.
Rescuers of the State Emergency Service are clearing the aftermath of the shelling.
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GWARA’S CHOICE
Constant missile attacks and empty streets: how Kupyansk lives on the front line. This city in Kharkiv Oblast is 10-15 km/ 6–9 miles from the front line and 40 km/ 25 miles from the border with Russia. The city was severely damaged at the beginning of the full-scale invasion and during the battle for its liberation in September 2022. Today, it is constantly under fire from Russian aviation, MLRS and S-300 systems.
Evacuation in Kharkiv Oblast: almost 3,000 residents left frontline Kupiansk District. 1,091 residents, including 226 children, were evacuated from Kupiansk district. 2,000 people also left on their own.
ISW: Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks along the Kupyansk-Lyman line. Russia’s primary efforts are still aimed at capturing the rest of Luhansk region and advancing to the eastern part of Kharkiv and northern part of Donetsk regions.