Russian Attacks on Ukraines Kharkiv Region Wound 4

Four people were wounded by Russian strikes on the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, officials said Wednesday, as Moscow said it had downed a barrage of Ukrainian rockets targeting its territory.\n\nThe Kharkiv region borders Russia and has come under regular shelling since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, with recent bombardments there leaving

thousands without power.\n\nIts governor Oleg Sinegubov said on social media Wednesday that three men and one woman, all over the age of 50, were injured in artillery and rocket strikes across the region.\n\nUkraine\\'s air force said separately that Russian forces had launched 13 Iranian-designed attack drones targeting Ukraine overnight, adding that 10 were downed over the Kharkiv region, the neighboring Sumy region and near the capital city Kyiv.\n\nMeanwhile, Russia announced that its air defense systems had shot down 18 rockets near the border city of Belgorod, which has recently seen an uptick in fatal Ukrainian attacks.\n\nThe Belgorod region Governor said one person was wounded during those attacks.