Russian forces launch overnight attacks on Kharkiv, Sumy and Dnipro, leaving dead, injured and widespread destruction
Kharkiv
According to Oleh Syniehubov, Russian forces once again launched missile strikes on Kharkiv, leaving four people injured.
In Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district, three people were injured. A 40-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were hospitalized in serious condition.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a 34-year-old woman was also injured.
During efforts to extinguish fires and deal with the aftermath of the attack, Russian forces launched a second strike on the same area. As a result, five State Emergency Service (SES) rescuers were killed, while at least five others were wounded.
According to the minister, the attack caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure across the city. Emergency services and other relevant agencies are continuing to work at the affected sites.
Sumy
Russian drones also targeted civilian infrastructure in Sumy during the night of June 15.
According to Oleh Hryhorov, one of the drones struck a multi-story residential building in the Kovpakivskyi district of the city.
"One drone struck a high-rise residential building in Sumy's Kovpakivskyi district, hitting the balcony of one of the apartments.
Preliminary reports indicate that three people were injured, including a child. Information about their condition is still being clarified," Hryhorov said.
Another Russian drone struck the central part of the regional capital. The attack damaged a non-residential building.
Dnipro
In addition, Russian forces launched strikes on Dnipro during the night of June 15.
According to Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha, one person was injured as a result of the attack.
A business facility was also damaged, and a fire broke out on its premises.
In addition, one of the buildings of a local college was destroyed in the Russian strike. The blast wave also shattered windows at a school and a cultural institution.
The full extent of the damage is still being assessed.
As previously reported, Russian forces launched a massive combined attack on Kyiv during the night of June 15, using both missiles and drones. Explosions were heard across the capital, and numerous fires broke out, including in residential buildings and on the grounds of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. The strikes killed four people and injured 25 others, including two children and a pregnant woman. Parts of the city were also left without electricity.
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