Russian forces strike houses in Kharkiv Oblast with cluster munitions

Iryna Vakuliuk - 21 July, 02:11

An affected building. Photo: Shevchenkove Town Military Administration

Russian forces have launched a cluster munition strike on the town of Shevchenkove in the Kupiansk district in Kharkiv Oblast.

Source: Serhii Starikov, Head of Shevchenkove Town Military Administration, on Facebook

Details: Starikov reported that one person had been killed and eight.

He said Russian forces had launched cluster munitions from a multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) at around 19:00, targeting a densely populated neighbourhood of two-storey apartment buildings.

More than 10 residential buildings were damaged.

Background: Russian forces attacked the city of Sumy on the evening of 20 July, damaging a high-rise residential building and a shopping centre. Two adults and four children were injured.

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