UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jul. 30 — In the night, Russian forces attacked Orilka settlement in the Lozova district in the southern Kharkiv oblast, injuring a three-year-old and 12-year-old boys and an 18-year-old girl. The attack also injured a 61-year-old woman, the Kharkiv regional police said.

Over the past day, Russians attacked 17 settlements in the Kharkiv oblast with five missiles, seven glide bombs, and 51 drones of different types, Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the region, said.

In the Kharkiv district, a Russian attack on Zolochiv settlement injured an 86-year-old woman and damaged four apartment buildings, 28 houses, two cars, and power grids, Syniehubov reported.

In the Bohodukhiv district, Russians attacked Valky, injuring a 16-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman. Attacks on the district damaged houses, a dairy plant, and power grids. 

In the Chuhuiv district, a Russian drone attacked an ambulance in Khotimlia village, hitting the road nearby and damaging the vehicle. Medics weren’t injured.

Russian attacks on the region also damaged an agricultural farm building, an administrative building, houses, power grids, and railway infrastructure in the Izium, Kupiansk, and Berestyn districts of the Kharkiv region.

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