Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with Geran (Shahed-136) drones on the night of January 31 - February 1, 2024, hitting civilian business premises in the Osnovianskyi district and causing a fire.

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with drones on the night of 31 January - 1 February, damaging civilian business premises and causing a fire

Three UAVs impacted in the Osnovianskyi district

Some Russian drones did not reach their targets thanks to air defence forces

Russian forces dropped two guided aerial bombs on the hospital in Velykyi Burluk at 21:45

One bomb landed nearby the hospital and another scored a direct hit

Police and State Emergency Service evacuated 38 people from the hospital, including 33 patients and five staff members

Two of the evacuated patients were bed-bound

Casualties resulted from the attack

Assistance was rendered to four people at the scene

The hospital facade, windows, and roof were damaged

Russian troops attacked 17 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast, damaging residential buildings, houses, agricultural enterprises, and power lines.

The Russian strike on what appeared to be an IRIS-T system was actually a decoy placed at the site of a previously destroyed S-300

Russian invaders shelled almost 17 settlements in the Kharkiv region over the past day, including Udy, Vovchansk, Mala Vovcha, Sinkivka, Tabaiivka, Ivanivka, Berestove, Kolodiazne, and Pishchane.

At night around 2:30 a.m., Russians attacked the Izium district with a Shahed UAV; preliminary reports indicate no casualties.