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2 killed in Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine liberated many villages and towns in the Kharkiv last autumn but since then the Russian military has frequently shelled the area.

Published on: Jun 17, 2023, 17:46:29 IST
Reuters
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Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov revised the death toll from a Russian missile strike on a small Ukrainian village in the east to two people on Saturday.

A man stands on debris of a building heavily damaged by a Russian military strike. (REUTERS)
A man stands on debris of a building heavily damaged by a Russian military strike. (REUTERS)

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Synehubov initially said on the Telegram messaging app that four people were killed as a Russian anti-tank guided missile hit a car driving towards the village of Huriyv Kozachok which is near the border with Russia.

Later he gave provided an update, saying that two volunteers - a 42-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were killed.

Read here: Russian soldiers' corpses line road into liberated Ukrainian village

Ukraine liberated many villages and towns in the Kharkiv region last autumn but since then the Russian military has frequently shelled the area, destroying critical infrastructure and injuring and killing residents.

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