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Russian Strikes Kill Five and Injure 15 Across Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of an archival contextual indoor display of Iranian-made Shahed drones and recovered drone remnants; it does not depict the September 2026 Kharkiv strikes, rendered in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel strokes.

Kharkiv’s regional administration said Russian strikes hit Kharkiv city and 14 settlements, killing five people and injuring 15. In Balakliia, three men aged 55, 60 and 74 and a 71-year-old woman died, while three women were injured; a 30-year-old man died and eight people were injured in Lypkuvativka. Three residents were injured in Velykyi Burluk and one man in Slatyne. Officials reported missiles, guided aerial bombs and drones, with damage to homes, a preschool, a commuter train, businesses, vehicles and power infrastructure.

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