UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Apr. 29 — At 10:50 a.m., Russian forces attacked Petrivka village in the Izium district with a drone, said the Kharkiv regional Prosecutor’s office.

The prosecutors said that Russians attacked the village with a Geran-2 drone. The attack injured two men and a woman and damaged a house and a car.

Later, the Kharkiv oblast governor Oleg Syniehubov said that the number of casualties increased to 6 people. Two people were hospitalized.

According to the governor, the Russian attack damaged two houses, three outbuildings, and two cars.

Also, in the afternoon, Russians attacked Chuhuiv, a city 20 kilometers (~12 miles) east of Kharkiv, with missiles, said the Chuhuiv Mayor Halyna Minaeva.

Minaeva said that the Russians attacked the territory of the industrial objects.

The governor of Kharkiv oblast, Oleh Syniehubov, said that the attack on Chuhuiv injured a 70-year-old woman.

Over the past day, Russian forces conducted attacks on Kharkiv and 11 settlements in the region.

Read more

  • Russian forces refuse to conduct mechanized assaults, look for opportunities to advance, Ukrainian military says

⚡ The fifth year of the Russian full-scale invasion started, so it’s been four years since most of us here at our Kharkiv-based newsroom became war reporters. Please consider supporting our journalism via a one-time donation — or join our community.