💥 Attack

A Russian strike on a village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region killed a 74-year-old man.

January 5, 2025 Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast

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Kyiv Post UNIAN Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Russian forces (military_unit) 52-year-old man (person) 74-year-old man (person) Kupiansk hromada (location) Ukrainian law enforcement (organization) Kupiansk (location)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

A Russian strike killed a 74-year-old man in Kharkiv Oblast

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russians strike from all types of weapons available to them: not only guided aerial bombs, but also multiple rocket launch systems and various types of drones - 'Molniya' that hunts cars, and FPV drones used in large quantities.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted a roughly platoon-sized mechanized assault east of Kruhlyakivka

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian shelling killed a 74-year-old man near Kupiansk, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

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