Russian airstrikes against Kupiansk injure 5 civilians.

Russia attacked Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast with aerial bombs on the afternoon of Feb.

17, injuring at least five people and damaging residential buildings, the Prosecutor General's Office reported. Kupiansk, a crucial logistics juncture that was temporarily occupied by Russia in 2022, is coming under renewed pressure by Moscow's troops. According to prosecutors, Russian forces carried out the attack at 1:20 p.m. local time, targeting residential areas of the city.

One bomb hit a two-story apartment building, reportedly injuring two women aged 88 and 67. Several people have been trapped under another house hit by a Russian projectile. Prosecutors said at around 5 p.m. that one woman was rescued from the building's debris, suffering injuries.

Authorities reported later that two men, aged 69 and 44, were also confirmed as injured. According to a local police chief, Russian forces dropped at least 12 bombs on the city. Russia launched air strikes against Kupiansk also at 2 a.m., injuring a 75-year-old man and 71-year-old woman.

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