UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Apr. 6 — Over the past day, Russian forces attacked the Shevchenkivskyi, Slobidskyi, and Kyivskyi districts of Kharkiv, said Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region.

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a Russian drone hit the ground near an apartment building. The attack injured two women and damaged windows in the nearest buildings, said the Kharkiv regional police.

In the Slobidskyi district, another drone hit an open area. No casualties were reported.  Also, there were no casualties in the Kyivskyi district.

Over the past day, Russian forces also attacked 19 settlements in the Kharkiv oblast with two glide bombs and 37 drones of different types, reported the governor.

In Chuhuiv, a Russian drone hit a building, injuring a 56-year-old woman. They also damaged a building of a non-operating hotel and a gas station. In the Chuhuiv district, they also damaged houses.

In Velykyi Burluk settlement in the Kupiansk district, Russians attack a house, causing a fire and damaging a 59-year-old man. In the Kupiansk district, they damaged houses, a garage, a bus, and a civilian business building.

Russian forces also attacked houses and outbuildings in the Bohodukhiv district, a building in the Izium district, and a house in the Kharkiv district.

Also, on Apr. 6, a Russian drone hit the Osnovianskyi district, injuring a 15-year-old girl, said Syniehubov.

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