Russian troops launched an artillery strike on residential buildings in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, and after the arrival of rescuers, they struck the city again.
The Russian army has shelled the city of Kupiansk in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, wounding an elderly man and damaging an administrative building and residential buildings.
In the afternoon, the Russian forces dropped bombs on the village of Vilkhuvatka, Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, damaging at least six private houses and a power substation.
Russian warplanes bombed Kupiansk in Kharkiv region, killing two local man, including a priest, and injuring a woman. More people could be affected as work is ongoing to clear the rubble.
Evacuation from the Kupiansk direction has intensified due to the intensification of Russian shelling, with more than 500 people evacuated over the past two weeks.
Russian troops shelled Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region for the second time in a day, and there may be people under the rubble of the administrative building of the utility company.
Russians dropped guided and high-explosive bombs on residential areas of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. The number of injured rose to five, three women and two men.
In Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, a woman was rescued from the rubble of a two-story building and taken to hospital. The search for two more people are currently ongoing.
In the Kupiansk direction, the situation remains tense as heavy battles are taking place in all frontline sectors as the Russians pursue high-intensity assault operations and constantly pull reserves.
The Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, visited military units holding defense in the Kupiansk direction and planned the use of reserves with their commanders.