Russia attacks Ukraine with drones and missiles: there are casualties

Russian occupiers continue to terrorize Ukrainian cities.

On Sunday, August 17, the Russian army launched drones and missiles at Ukrainian territory , the Ukrainian Air Force reported on its Telegram channel .

The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak wrote in Telegram that the Russians are hitting our regions and cities with ballistic missiles. In particular, he noted that the enemy is shelling Sumy and Kharkov with ballistic missiles.

“A ceasefire is necessary because Russia will continue to do everything to terrorize our people,” Yermak noted.

Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov wrote on his Telegram channel that the enemy had fired a ballistic missile at a residential multi-apartment building in the Industrial District.

“Preliminary information is that there are casualties. We are clarifying the details,” Terekhov said.

Updated 00:08: The head of the Novoslobodskaya community in Sumy region Olga Garkavenko reported that due to the Russian attack there are wounded and houses destroyed. Around 22:00 Russian soldiers fired KABs at the border village

Updated 00:01: The mayor of Kharkiv reported that the number of victims in the city has increased to 8 people.

“12 multi-story residential buildings were damaged,” Terekhov added.

Updated 23:49: The Ukrainian Air Force reported that a large number of “Shaheds” from the east and west to Odessa. Also UAVs to Chernihiv, UAVs in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions heading southwest.

Updated 23:46: At least seven multi-story buildings were damaged: more than a thousand windows were knocked out. Five cars were also damaged, the head of the city emergency department Bohdan Gladkikh told the Public

He later added that the “landing” in the Industrial District occurred between multi-story buildings – at least six of them had their windows knocked out.

“There are two victims so far, one of them is a 13-year-old girl,” Terekhov reported.

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