Russian shelling in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region killed two emergency medical workers and injured another member of the same rescue team, local authorities said.
The attack occurred near the village of Chervona Khvylia in the Velykyi Burluk community, where the victims were responding as part of an emergency medical brigade.
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Emergency workers among victims
According to Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov, the strike killed a 27-year-old and a 56-year-old man, while a 54-year-old medic was wounded.
“All three were members of an emergency medical response team,” Syniehubov wrote in a post on Telegram.
The attack also damaged the team’s emergency medical vehicle.
Wider shelling across the region
Syniehubov reported that 21 settlements across the Kharkiv region came under Russian attack over the past 24 hours.
In the frontline city of Kupyansk, a 63-year-old woman was injured during the shelling.
Russian forces used multiple types of weapons during the strikes, including guided aerial bombs (KAB), Geran-2 attack drones, Lancet drones, Molniya drones, FPV drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles, according to regional authorities.
Civilian infrastructure damaged
Shelling damaged civilian infrastructure across several districts of the region.
Residential homes, outbuildings and vehicles were hit in multiple communities, while railway infrastructure was damaged in the Bohodukhiv district. A civilian enterprise was also damaged in the Kupiansk district.
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