In the morning of July 12, the occupying army attacked Kharkiv. The attack was carried out using a guided bomb, which hit residential houses. Information about the consequences of the shelling was reported by the city's mayor Igor Terekhov and the head of the Kharkiv regional administration Oleg Synegubov, according to 'Glavkom'.
Around 04:41, explosions were heard in Kharkiv, and it was revealed that the city was attacked by enemy drones. The mayor confirmed this information, but specified that Russia struck residential buildings specifically with a guided bomb.
Also, during the night of July 12, shelling was recorded in Western Ukraine. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out in the Kyiv region, but fortunately, there are no casualties. In Lutsk, Lviv, and Chernivtsi, air defense forces are actively working, as the Russian army is shelling peaceful cities with missiles and strike drones. As a result of the attacks, fires were recorded in Lutsk, hits near the airport in Chernivtsi, and damage to residential buildings and civil infrastructure in Lviv. Explosions began around 03:00, initially the enemy used strike drones, and then switched to missile strikes.
In response to the shelling, Poland scrambled military aircraft to defend against further Russian aviation attacking targets in western Ukraine.
Russia struck residential buildings in Kharkiv
Удар по житловим кварталам Харкова: наслідки трагедії Photo: glavcom.ua
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