In Balakliya, Izyum district, Kharkiv region, the number of victims of the Russian missile strike has increased

On the afternoon of July 27, the Russian military launched two missiles at the city of Balakliya, Izyum district, Kharkiv region. As a result of the attack, a 59-year-old man who was in a parked car died, and six more civilians — four women and two men — were injured to varying degrees.

The Russian shelling damaged private residential buildings, civilian cars, commercial establishments, and the local hospital building. Law enforcement and specialized services worked at the scene, and police investigators opened criminal proceedings on the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Police officers of the Dergachiv district community of Kharkiv region evacuated six local residents, despite the attack by a Russian FPV drone.