💥 Attack

Russian warplanes dropped guided aerial bombs on Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, killing two men (ages 59 and 39) and injuring a woman. A local pastor was also found dead under rubble.

Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian warplanes rained bombs on the Kharkiv region, killing two men in Kupyansk on Wednesday, including a priest

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Two men, 59 and 39, were killed as a result of enemy shelling, and a woman was injured

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

A local cafe and a church were destroyed, and a local pastor's body was found under the rubble

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

2 Russian attacks on Kupiansk front

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Russian airstrike on the center of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast killed two people and injured at least five others.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The 58-year-old man was a pastor, and the strike hit a church and a cafe.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces used guided aerial bombs to attack the city center.

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:33:04.350Z

Source story: 28795