UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jun. 30 — Over the past day, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv and 29 settlements in the region, killing four and injuring 24 people, reported Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv oblast.

Russians launched three Iskander missiles, nine glide bombs, and 65 drones of different types at the Kharkiv oblast, said the governor.

In the Kholodnohirskyi district of  Kharkiv, a Russian glide bomb killed a 23-year-old woman and injured 12 people.

The Kharkiv National Medical University said that the killed woman was Huseinova Fatima Ilias Qizi, a student in the first medical faculty. She was finishing her studies and, on the day of the attack, was on her way to receive her diploma.

In the Bohodukhiv district, a Russian drone hit a civilian bus near Hubarivka village, killing a 75-year-old woman and injuring four other bus passengers. Russians also attacked an administrative building, railway infrastructure, a gas station, and a dormitory in the district, said the Kharkiv regional police.

Another Russian drone hit the road near the Kupiavaha village of the Bohodukhiv district, damaging a truck of the meat processing plant. The driver wasn’t injured. Russians also attacked the Zolochiv community in the district, destroying houses.

A Russian attack on Berestyn injured a 72-year-old woman and damaged houses. apartment buildings, outbuildings, power networks, and a car.

In the Izium district, Russian forces launched an FPV drone at a civilian car, injuring three people in Horokhovatka village. Also, a Russian attack on the Borova settlement injured a man.

In the Chuhuiv district, a Russian FPV drone hit a civilian car, injuring two women and a man in the Staryi Saltiv community. Also, the Russians conducted a missile attack on Taranivka village, injuring two girls aged 11 and 10 years old.

In the Kharkiv district, Russians attacked Pisochyn, Korotych, Liubotyn, and Hryhorivka settlements, damaging power networks, houses, and a farm.

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