Strikes on railway and housing: Russians attack Kharkiv region with a missile and over 80 drones

On October 31, Russian forces launched attacks on Kharkiv and communities within the region, employing a missile and more than 80 drones. Seven people were injured, including a teenage girl. Railway and civilian infrastructure sustained damage.

Seven people sustained injuries of varying severity due to the Russian attacks. Among the victims is a 16-year-old girl. Three men, aged 40 to 57, and two women, aged 70 and 74, were also injured. Another woman, 71, was diagnosed by medics with an acute stress reaction.

Russian forces made extensive use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Strikes were recorded involving over 80 drones of an unidentified type, three FPV drones, and one “Molniya” (Lightning) type drone. The Russians also launched a missile strike.

In Kharkiv, railway infrastructure was damaged as a result of the shelling.

In the Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk, Izium, Kharkiv, and Chuhuiv districts, five private homes, a gas station, a civilian enterprise, a warehouse, outbuildings, power lines, and vehicles belonging to local residents were damaged.