UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Aug. 20 — Russian forces attacked the Saltivskyi, Kholodnohirskyi, and Industrialnyi districts of Kharkiv. The attacks damaged a gas station, said the Kharkiv regional police.

Over the past day, Russians also attacked nine settlements in the Kharkiv oblast with two missiles and 89 drones of different types, including seven first person view (FPV) drones, said Oleh Synehubov, governor of the region.

In the Izium district, a Russian attack on Velyka Komyshuvaha village damaged a pig farm, killing nearly 200 animals. They also attacked a storage building in Stepok village.

Also, medics helped a 57-year-old man who was injured during a Russian attack on Petrivka village in the Kupiansk district on Aug. 14.

Across the region, Russian attacks damaged houses in the Kupiansk and Kharkiv districts and a civilian car, houses, and a storage building in the Bohodukhiv district.

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