UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jul. 31 — On Jul. 30, Russian forces attacked Vilshany settlement 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Kharkiv with drones. The attacks injured three women aged, 37, 53, 85, and a 52-year-old man, said Olena Sobolevska, a spokesperson for Kharkiv police, to Suspilne Kharkiv, the local media outlet.

Over the past day, Russian forces also attacked Kharkiv and 18 settlements of the region with a missile, five glide bombs, and 54 drones of different types, said Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the Kharkiv oblast.

Russians attacked Kharkiv’s Kyivskyi, Saltivskyi, and Slobidskyi districts, injuring a 72-year-old woman.

In the Kharkiv district, Russian forces injured a 70-year-old woman in Derhachi settlement and destroyed a house in Cherkaski Tyshky settlement. Also, Russians attacked a postal terminal in the Novyi Korotych settlement, the Kharkiv regional police said.

In the Bohodukhiv district, Russian attacks injured a man in Zolochiv settlement.

Also, Russian attacks damaged houses, cars, an apartment building, garages, and an educational institution in the Bohodukhiv, Chuhuiv, and Izium districts.

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