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Russian strikes on Balakliia and Lozova kill two, injure 17

Russian strikes on Balakliia and Lozova kill two, injure 17
Photo: National Police

The number of people injured in a morning Russian drone attack on Lozova (Kharkiv region) has risen to 11, with two more people killed, according to updated data.

"Drone strikes in the city of Lozova damaged railway infrastructure, the station building and a store. Men aged 52 and 59 were killed, and 11 more people were injured," the communications department of the Kharkiv Regional Police Directorate said.

Police also documented the aftermath of a morning missile strike on Balakliia.

"An educational institution, an administrative building, the windows of a children’s clinic, residential buildings, a store and a garage were damaged. Six people were injured — women aged 20, 54, 64 and 77, and men aged 22 and 84," the statement said.

Criminal proceedings have been opened under Article 438 (war crimes) of Ukraine’s Criminal Code.

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