A 59-year-old man and a 39-year-old man were killed in the Russian attack on Kupiansk. A 31-year-old woman was injured at the café, and her 39-year-old brother was killed. A 58-year-old pastor was found under the rubble of the church with life-threatening injuries.
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A 59-year-old man and a 39-year-old man have been killed and one woman wounded in the Russian attack. There are presumably still people under the rubble.
Russian warplanes bombed Kupiansk in Kharkiv region, killing two local man, including a priest, and injuring a woman. More people could be affected as work is ongoing to clear the rubble.
A Russian airstrike on the center of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast killed two people and injured at least five others.
The 58-year-old man was a pastor, and the strike hit a church and a cafe.
Russian forces used guided aerial bombs to attack the city center.
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