Russia continues its escalation in Ukraine. At least three civilians have died and 10 were injured during the early hours of this Monday in an attack by the Russian Army with two missiles against the city center Balaklia, in the Kharkiv region.
According to the head of the local military administration, Vitali Karabanov, between There are three children injured.
The missiles fell near residential buildings and a nursery. Several photographs provided by regional authorities show the damaged façade of a multi-story brick building with shattered windows, while flames burned on an upper floor and debris and broken tree branches covered the area.
As a result of a Russian missile attack on a densely populated residential area in the town of Balakliia in the Kharkiv region, 3 people were killed and 13 were injured, including 4 children.
Residential buildings, a kindergarten, and vehicles were damaged.
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Although the Kharkiv region is the scene of hostilities, Balaklia is located about 60 kilometers from the nearest point of the combat zone. Before the war, the municipality had more than 26,000 inhabitants
Karabanov has also confirmed that nine of the injured have been hospitalized and that the rescue efforts were continuing at the time when the casualty report was published.
It must be remembered that Balaklia was one of the towns in the Kharkiv region taken by the Russians at the beginning of the invasion and recovered by Ukraine in the fall of 2022, when kyiv troops launched their most successful offensive so far in the war in Kharkiv and Kherson.
This morning Russia has also attacked the region of Odessa causing fires in energy and port infrastructure facilities.
“One of the ports is experiencing power outages and specialists are already working to restore electricity supply,” said Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, Oleksii Kuleba.
Ukraine continues attacking Russia
While, Ukraine continues its attacks on Russian soil. This morning the Russian air defense forces destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones in seven regions of Russia.
Denis Pushilin, The top Russian-backed official in Donetsk has noted that a Ukrainian drone attack on energy infrastructure left 500,000 people without electricity in several districts.
The governor of the Ulyanovsk region, east of Moscow, reported that an attack with a Ukrainian drone against a local electrical substation was repelled. No victims were recorded and the electricity supply was not affected, according to reports Reuters.