Zelensky: Russian attack kills, wounds civilians in Kharkiv Oblast.
Russian forces attacked the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast with a guided aerial bomb, killing and wounding civilians late on Aug.
5, President Volodymyr Zelensky said[1] on Telegram. He did not provide an exact casualty figure. He said that firefighters are working to extinguish a fire at the attack site in Kupiansk.
"This war crime alone says everything about Russia's aggression," Zelensky said. "Beasts that destroy everything that simply allows us to live." Ever since Ukraine liberated swathes of Kharkiv Oblast, including Kupiansk, in September 2022, Russian forces have continued to regularly shell the region, putting civilians in danger. Earlier on Aug.
5, blasts were also reported in Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, and Zhytomyr oblasts. In Zaporizhzhia, Russian forces attacked aircraft engine manufacturer Motor Sich's facility.
Asami Terajima
Reporter
Asami Terajima is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a business reporter for the Kyiv Post focusing on international trade, infrastructure, investment and energy.
Originally from Japan, Terajima moved to Ukraine during childhood and completed her bachelor's degree in Business Administration at William Woods University in Missouri, U.S.A.
She is the winner of the 2023 George Weidenfeld Prize, awarded for "excellent investigative and courageous research activities" as part of Germany's prestigious Axel Springer Prize.