UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Dec 18 – On the evening of December 17, Russia dropped a glide bomb (KAB) on the outskirts of Berezivka village and two KABs on the open area near Chornohlazivka village, reported Viktor Kovalenko, head of the Zolochiv village military administration.

Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian shelling and airstrikes, often during the full-scale invasion, as Moscow targets civilian and critical infrastructure in the region.

At 8:00 p.m., the Russians hit the outskirts of Zolochiv with two more glide bombs. At 8:08 p.m., a bomb hit an open area near the village of Snihy. There were no casualties or injuries.

Then, glide bombs hit an open area on the outskirts of Zolochiv and the road in the settlement. The airstrike damaged five houses.  Russian troops also launched three multiple rocket launcher attacks on Zolochiv, damaging two houses.

In addition, two Russian Shahed drones hit the village and damaged two houses. The attack injured a man born in 1948 and damaged gas pipes and power lines.

“The victim sustained shrapnel wounds to the left eye and chest. He was taken to the hospital and is receiving medical care. In total, seven houses, outbuildings, a car, and an agricultural enterprise were damaged,” Viktor Kovalenko told Gwara Media.

According to him, the Russians launched such a massive attack on the community to frighten the residents.

At night, at 10:15 p.m., Russians launched another attack on the Zolochiv community. They hit the open territory of Udy village and Orishanka village with a glide bomb. There was no information on damage or casualties.

Later, at 10:40 p.m., the Russian military struck Zolochiv with another Shahed drone, damaging a warehouse of an agricultural enterprise.

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