
Six people died in an attack on a farm in Kharkiv Oblast. The Russians also shelled Kyiv.
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Russian forces regularly shell Ukrainian cities and civilian facilities using drones and missiles.
Synehubov reported on social media that Russians attacked a farm in Staraya Hnylytsa, in the northern part of the Kharkiv Oblast.
Six people are dead and 12 injured. Medical assistance is provided to the injured. The dead were two men and four women.
Services are working at the site of the attack.
Kyiv was shelled at night
The Russians also shelled other places in Ukraine. At least one person died as a result of the attack on Kiev that was carried out on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, said the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko.
In a post on Telegram, he emphasized that two people were killed and 45 injured in Russia's attacks on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Klitschko said that the shelling of the city lasted from morning to evening and was "one of the heaviest since Russia started attacking Kiev and the surrounding area with faster and higher-flying jet drones, which are more difficult to intercept." The Ukrainian authorities reported that the targets of Russian attacks were railway infrastructure, warehouses and gas stations.

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