Kharkiv Oblast under Russian attack, one person injured

Russian forces are attacking Kharkiv Oblast. The city of Merefa has been struck twice. Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Suspilne; alerts.in.ua

Quote from Syniehubov: "Attention residents of Kharkiv and [Kharkiv] Oblast. Remain in shelters. The occupiers are carrying out another attack!"

Details: Syniehubov later said that the city of Merefa has been struck twice.

"Two enemy missiles hit Merefa. Preliminary reports indicate that one person was injured. Rescue services are at work on the scene," he wrote.

As of 23:15, air-raid sirens have been activated in Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, as well as in Luhansk Oblast and in Russian-occupied Crimea.

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Earlier, media reported that explosions could be heard in Zaporizhzhia, though this information was not yet officially confirmed. 

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