Russian missile kills one, injures seven in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, officials say
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A bomb crater is seen among destroyed residential buildings, following a Russian air strike on the village of Borova, in Ukraine's northern Kharkiv region.
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KHARKIV, Ukraine – A Russian missile strike on a village in Ukraine’s northern Kharkiv region killed an 70-year-old man and injured seven other people, including four teenagers, local officials said on March 6.
The afternoon attack on the village of Borova, about 20km from the front line in Ukraine’s north-east, set ablaze a private house, buildings nearby, and two cars, regional police said on the Telegram messenger app.
“A 70-year-old local civilian was killed,” Mr Oleh Synehubov, the Kharkiv regional governor, said on Telegram.
Russian troops used a ballistic Iskander-M missile, according to preliminary information from the police.
Images from the site, shared by Mr Synehubov, showed a large crater and blazing fire over the pile of rubble.
Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, bordering Russia, is a target of regular Russian attacks.
Moscow has denied deliberately targeting civilians,
Overnight, Russia launched 42 drones over Ukraine regions, officials said, the largest drone attack in several weeks. REUTERS
