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Ukraine Reports Over 100 Injured in Russian Missile and Drone Attacks
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In Short: Russian forces launched a mass attack on Ukraine, killing 10 and injuring 106 in Kharkiv Oblast, among other regions.
Russian forces carried out a large-scale attack on Ukraine, killing 10 and injuring 106 in Kharkiv Oblast, according to local authorities. The attack, which included two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles and 168 drones, targeted the city of Kharkiv and 30 other settlements.
The attacks also affected other regions, including Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where two people were killed and 38 injured, and Kherson Oblast, where one person was killed and 13 others, including a child, were injured. In Sumy Oblast, a 71-year-old man was killed and five others, including a 2-year-old boy, were injured.
Civilian infrastructure, including houses, shops, a cultural center, and vehicles, was damaged in the attacks, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov of Kharkiv Oblast. The Air Force reported that 146 out of 168 drones were intercepted.
Before joining the newsroom, she worked in human rights advocacy and as a project assistant at a research and consultancy organisation, supporting projects for international organisations including UNICEF and War Child, with a focus on Ukraine and the Middle East. This background provides context on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, bordering it to the east and northeast.
Background
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast.
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- Russian attacks killed 10 people and injured 106 others across seven Ukrainian regions over the past day, local authorities said on June 9.
- Civilian casualties were reported after Russia launched another mass overnight drone attack against Ukraine.
- According to the Air Force, Russian forces launched two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles and 168 drones, 146 of which were intercepted.
- In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, two people were killed and 38 were injured in Russian attacks on the regional center of Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding district, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
- Russian forces launched 884 strikes against 46 settlements across the region.
- Russian strikes killed three people, including a 22-year-old pregnant woman, and injured 25 others, including three children, in Kharkiv Oblast, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said The city of Kharkiv and 30 other…
- The attacks damaged civilian infrastructure, including houses, shops, a cultural center, and vehicles, according to Syniehubov.
- In Kherson Oblast, one person was killed and 13 others, including a child, were injured as Russian forces continued drone and artillery attacks across the region, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.