Ukrainian forces repelled seven Russian attacks near Synkivka on the Kupiansk front.
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Within the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group of Forces on the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian forces repelled seven Russian attacks near Synkivka (Kharkiv Oblast).
The missile attacks over the holidays were the largest since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
A 56-year-old man sustained multiple shrapnel wounds and remains in serious condition.
Three people were killed and 13 injured in missile strikes between 5–8 a.m. on December 29.
More than 20 people were injured in missile attacks on the evening of December 30.
On January 2, one person died and 62 were injured due to an Iskander-M missile strike on a residential area in central Kharkiv.
84-year-old Honored Artist of Ukraine Victoria Tymoshenko died in hospital on January 4 after being wounded two days earlier.
21 people remain hospitalized in Kharkiv
These hospitalizations resulted from Russian strikes on December 29-January 2
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