Five dead, five injured in Kharkiv Oblast as Russia targets people queuing for water

Russian forces struck the village of Novoplatonivka and the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast on 29 July, killing five people and injuring five others.

Source: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office 

Quote: "The investigation shows that at approximately 10:30 on 29 July, the armed forces of the Russian Federation struck the village of Novoplatonivka in the Borova hromada, Izium district.  [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town along with their adjacent territories – ed.]

A hit was recorded near a shop where people were receiving humanitarian aid – water. A fire broke out: the blaze engulfed the shop and a parked car.

Two women and three men died. Four others were injured."

Details: Early reports suggest that the Russian forces used multiple-launch rocket systems in the attack. 

In addition, at around 17:30, a 39-year-old man was injured when a Russian first-person view (FPV) drone hit the city of Kupiansk.

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