Russian forces attacked the town of Kupiansk with a guided aerial bomb, resulting in the deaths of three civilians.
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The enemy attacked the town of Kupiansk with a guided aerial bomb. Three civilians were killed as a result of this strike.
Search and rescue operation by the emergency services on site of the attack in Kupiansk has finished. Unfortunately, the bodies of two more civilian men were found. At the moment, the total number of victims of the Russian attack on Kupiansk is eight people, six men and two women.
The two men that were killed were the volunteers evacuating civilians.
The Russians launched the attack using a Grom-E1 missile.
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:58:23.109Z
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