©Reuters. A view shows a bomb crater and residential buildings destroyed by a Russian airstrike in the village of Borova, during the Russian attack on Ukraine, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, March 6, 2024. Press Service of the National Police of Ukraine in the Kharkiv/H region
(Reuters) – A Russian missile attack on a village in Ukraine’s northern Kharkiv region killed a 70-year-old man and wounded seven other people, including four teenagers, local officials said on Wednesday.
The afternoon attack on the village of Borova, about 20 km (12 miles) from the front line in northeastern Ukraine, set fire to a private house, nearby buildings and two cars, regional police said on Sunday. Telegram messaging app.
“A 70-year-old local civilian was killed,” Oleh Synehubov, Kharkiv regional governor, said on Telegram.
Russian troops used an Iskander-M ballistic missile, according to initial police information.
Images of the site, shared by Synehubov, showed a large crater and a blazing fire above the pile of rubble.
The Kharkiv region, on the border with Russia, is a target of regular Russian attacks.
Moscow has denied deliberately targeting civilians, although many were killed in frequent Russian airstrikes across Ukraine during the two-year large-scale invasion.
Overnight, Russia launched 42 drones over regions of Ukraine, officials said, the largest drone attack in several weeks.