UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Aug 2 — Russian forces attacked a residential building in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, killing a civilian woman and injuring another, said Oleh Syniehubov, governor of Kharkiv Oblast.

Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian artillery shelling and air strikes often, even more so since Russia launched a new ground offensive north and northeast of the region in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi directions in May.

Oleh Syniehubov also said the Russians hit near a residential building where the victims were staying.

The Kharkiv regional police also added that a woman born in 1958 died at the hit site.

Also, Oleh Syniehubov reported that at around 9:00 a.m., the Russian army hit a bus with people in the Derhachi community with a drone.

The Russian drone strike injured six civilians, five had moderate injuries, and one had severe injuries. They are in the hospital.

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