Two ladies killed in Russian strike on residential constructing in Kupiansk

Two ladies have been killed and three others have been injured on Could 25 throughout a Russian strike on the frontline metropolis of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, native authorities reported.

"At this second, two persons are identified to have died – ladies aged 85 and 56," Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov wrote on Telegram.

"A 60-year-old man, a 75-year-old girl and a 68-year-old girl have been additionally injured. Medics are offering them with the required help."

Kupiansk is a key logistics and railway hub within the japanese a part of Kharkiv Oblast. The strike got here after Russia attacked Kyiv and different Ukrainian areas with drones and missiles in a single day on Could 25, killing 12 individuals, together with three kids, and injuring greater than 60.

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