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Russia dropped bomb on Kupiansk high-rise, casualty reported

Russia dropped bomb on Kupiansk high-rise, casualty reported Photo: Russia dropped an aerial bomb on a high-rise building in Kupiansk (facebook.com/MNS.GOV.UA)

The Russian army dropped an aerial bomb on a high-rise building in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region. A woman was killed in the attack, reports the State Emergency Service on Facebook.

During the night of April 7, Russian aviation dropped a guided bomb on a residential area. As a result of the strike, a four-story residential building was destroyed.

According to rescuers, a woman was killed under the rubble in an apartment on the fourth floor of the multi-story building.

At the scene of the tragedy, two units of the State Emergency Service and 10 rescuers were working, along with a crane from the local utility company. Emergency rescue operations were completed around 3:30 a.m.

Night attack

Tonight, Russia launched a guided missile Kh-31 from the occupied Luhansk region, a ballistic missile Iskander-M from Crimea, and 17 Shahed drones across Ukraine. However, all 17 drones were intercepted and destroyed by air defense forces.

Nevertheless, there were impacts in Odesa, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia. As a result of the attack, there are casualties and extensive damage.

For updates on the aftermath of the night attack, read the report by RBC-Ukraine.