Russians strike Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, wounding people

The Russians attacked settlements in Kharkiv Oblast on the night of 19-20 October, wounding two men.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on social media

Details: The Russians launched a missile attack on the village of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi in Kupiansk district at around midnight. A strike was recorded, the surrounding shops were damaged, but there were no casualties.

Over the past day, the Russians fired on settlements in Chuhuiv, Izium and Kupiansk districts with artillery, mortars, rocket launchers and other weapons.

The attack on the town of Vovchansk in Chuhuiv district damaged a children and youth centre and four residential buildings. Two men aged 57 and 69 were injured.

In the village of Pidlyman in Izium district, a Russian missile hit a private yard. A barn and the roof of the house were damaged.

The Russians deployed an Uragan MLRS to attack the village of Pisky-Radkivski in Izium district; two private residences and outbuildings were damaged.

In Kharkiv, a civilian man aged 42 stepped on an unknown explosive while collecting scrap metal in the city and was subsequently injured. He was taken to hospital in a moderate condition.

Syniehubov said that over the past day, the State Emergency Service's bomb disposal experts inspected more than 12 hectares of territory and defused 95 explosive devices.

On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian forces repelled 30 Russian attacks in the areas of Synkivka and Ivanivka. Syniehubov said that the Russians were suffering losses and had made no gains.

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