Russians attack lorries in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian forces have attacked parked lorries far from the front line, near the settlement of Valky in Kharkiv Oblast.

Source: local news outlet Dumka, citing Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office

Details: The prosecutor's office reported that at around 05:50 on the Kharkiv-Kyiv road, between the city of Valky and the village of Mandrychyne, a Russian attack took place, presumably using a Geran-2 UAV.

The strike hit parked lorries. A 42-year-old driver sustained injuries and another driver is unconscious. Both were taken to hospital.

Moreover, on 23 February at around 12:00, Russian forces struck the village of Krasnyi Yar in Vovchansk hromada with an FPV drone. A 45-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man sustained injuries. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Two UAV hits were also recorded on the M-03 Kyiv-Kharkiv-Dovzhanskyi road.

The Service for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure in Kharkiv Oblast stated that the strike occurred at about 02:00 in the central reservation near the settlement of Sharivka.

About 40 m of barrier fence was damaged as a result of the attack. No people were killed or injured.

Background: Russian forces attacked Ukraine using an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 133 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones on the night of 23-24 February. About 90 of the UAVs were Shahed loitering munitions.

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