UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jul. 3 — In the night, Russian forces attacked Lozova in the south of Kharkiv oblast with a drone, injuring six people, including three children, said the Kharkiv regional State Emergency Service.

At the time of the attack, some people were in the cellar. The blast wave blocked the door, so they were unable to get out on their own. Rescuers saved five people, including two children.

Over the past day, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv and 27 settlements in the region with two glide bombs and 44 drones of different types, reported Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region.

In Kharkiv, a Russian drone attack damaged a gas station and a car, injuring a 37-year-old man, a 36-year-old woman, and a 7-year-old girl.

In the Bohodukhiv district, Russians attacked a civilian business in Bohodukhiv itself, apartment buildings in Klenove village, a previously destroyed gas station and a shop in Maksymivka village, and houses in Sinne, Ivanivka, and Ulianivka villages, reported the Kharkiv regional police.

Russians also attacked the Zolochiv community in the district, damaging a house in Svitlychne village, another house in Klynova-Novoselivka village, and storage buildings in Zolochiv settlement.

In the Kupiansk district, a Russian drone hit a civilian car near Anyshchyne village, injuring a 63-year-old woman. Also, Russian attacks injured a 68-year-old woman in Zhukiv Yar village.

In the Chuhuiv district, a Russian drone hit a gas station.

In the Kharkiv district, Russian attacks on Slatyne, Vilshany, and Prudianka damaged houses.

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