
On October 18, the Russian army attacked Kharkiv, Lozova, and the villages of Kupyansk and Bogodukhiv districts. The attackers released ten guided bombs,
three FPV drones, and a drone, the type of which is still being determined. This was reported by the regional police and the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Synegubov.
On the road in Baranivka on the morning of October 18, a drone hit a car. A 35-year-old man died. Three more men suffered an acute stress reaction.
In Kivsharivka, an 83-year-old local resident was injured as a result of shelling. In Kupyansk-Vuzlovye, an FPV drone hit a car, injuring a 44-year-old man.
On the morning of October 18, the Russian army hit Kharkiv with drones. The drone hit a dormitory window on the first floor. A garage cooperative was also damaged.
In Spodobivka, a 19-year-old and a 25-year-old man were injured by an air bomb. The explosion hit two private houses and an administrative building. The police also learned about a woman who was injured in the village on October 16.
In Shevchenkove, an 82-year-old woman was injured. In Osynovo, 14 private homes were damaged by shelling.
On the evening of October 17, the Russian army shelled Lozova. The explosion set the house on fire. Five women and a man were injured. They received blast injuries, fractures, and acute stress reactions. Two women were taken to the hospital. 12 private houses were damaged in the city. In addition, utility companies were damaged, said Chairman Serhiy Zelinskyі.
On October 17, the Russians struck the city with a guided aerial bomb, the regional prosecutor’s office reports. Previously, it was a new modification of the aerial bomb – UMPB-5R, which flew approximately 130 kilometers. It was presumably launched from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.