UKRAINE, BOHODUKHIV, Jul. 13 — On Jul. 12, Russian forces attacked a fire and rescue unit with a Molniya drone in Bohodukhiv, injuring three firefighters, said the State Emergency Service.

Bohodukhiv is a city northwest of Kharkiv oblast located 20 kilometers (~12 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border. This spring, Russians actively started to attack Bohodukhiv and other settlements in the district.

According to the State Emergency Service, a Russian drone hit the ground near the building of the fire and rescue department in the city.

Medics hospitalized two firefighters with injuries of different degrees of severity. Medical personnel provided first aid to another rescuer at the impact site.

Over the past day, Russian forces attacked 17 settlements in the Kharkiv oblast with two missiles, rocket artillery, and 49 drones of different types.

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