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Drone hits residential area in Izium, one person injured

According to the city administration, the Russian army carried out an attack on the city of Izium during the night. One person was injured, numerous houses and the power supply were damaged.

Drone hits residential area in Izium, one person injured
Archive photo: Kharkiv Regional State Administration / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

According to the city administration, the Russian army carried out an attack on the city of Izium during the night. One person was injured, numerous houses and the power supply were damaged.

At least one person was injured in a Russian attack on the city of Izium in the Kharkiv region during the night to Monday. According to the Izium city military administration, cited by ukrinform.ua, the Russian army is believed to have used an S-8000 “Banderol” loitering munition. The impact was registered on the road surface in the northern part of the city in a residential area.

According to the report, the blast wave and debris damaged about 15 private houses and one apartment building. Power lines were also hit, with several streets and an internet line left without supply. The injured person received the necessary medical assistance. The information on the consequences of the attack would be further specified, according to the military administration.

Izium lies in the east of the Kharkiv region and had already been the target of Russian attacks in recent days. ukrinform.ua reports that the city had been shelled the previous morning with large-calibre multiple rocket launchers.

The information on casualties and damage comes from the city military administration. Such figures are usually only finally confirmed after the rescue and recovery work is completed and can change.

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