Man killed and his wife injured in Russian drone strike on Kharkiv Oblast – photos

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — 27 February, 09:33
Man killed and his wife injured in Russian drone strike on Kharkiv Oblast – photos
The house on fire due to the Russian attack. Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

A man has been killed and his wife injured after Russian forces struck a house during a drone attack on a residential area in the Kupiansk district in Kharkiv Oblast.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine; Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office

Details: Investigators revealed that on 26 February at around 21:40, Russian forces had launched two UAVs, likely Geran-2 (Shahed-136) loitering munitions, targeting a residential area in the village of Pidserednie in the Kupiansk district.

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Rescue teams recovered the body of a 67-year-old man from under the rubble. His wife was injured.

The house on fire due to the Russian attack.
The house on fire due to the Russian attack.
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
A burnt-out room.
A burnt-out room.
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Under the procedural guidance of the Kupiansk District Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been opened into the commission of a war crime that resulted in a person's death (Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

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