UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Mar. 19 — On Mar. 18, Russian forces launched air attacks on nine settlements of the Kharkiv region, including Kharkiv itself, killing one and injuring five more, reported Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the region. 

Over the day, Russian forces used 17 kamikaze drones of different types to attack the region, Synihubov added. 

During the attack on Kharkiv, Russia killed a 54-year-old man and injured a 23-year-old man, a 45-year-old man, and a 16-year-old child. Russian troops also damaged three houses and a shop. 

In the village of Ruski Tyshky, Russian attacks injured a 65-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman.

Russia also struck a farm in the village of Artemivka of the Chuhuiv district. The kamikaze drone attacked the warehouse where sunflower seeds were stored and damaged a residential building and agricultural equipment. 

In the Kupiansk district, a Russian attack damaged the power grid. 

In the Izium district, Russians damaged a car while in Kharkiv district they damaged two cars and a house. 

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