Russian forces attacked the suburbs of the eastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, July 19, killing three people and injuring 20 others. Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported that emergency services are operating in an enhanced mode at the impact sites.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. He noted that nine of the injured individuals were transported to local hospitals, with three currently listed in serious condition.

The deadly strike on the Kharkiv outskirts is part of a broader wave of Russian attacks involving guided aerial bombs and strike drones across eastern and southern Ukraine on Sunday.

Earlier drone strike in Izyum Prior to the attack on the Kharkiv suburbs, a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) targeted the city of Izyum, also in the Kharkiv region, on Sunday morning. Syniehubov reported that the drone strike injured 17 individuals. Medical personnel were dispatched to provide immediate assistance at the scene, while emergency services worked to establish the full circumstances and extent of the damage. Guided bombs target Sumy and Bilozerka Further north, the city of Sumy was subjected to an aerial bombardment on Sunday morning. Local authorities reported that Russian tactical aircraft deployed seven guided aerial bombs (KABs) against civilian infrastructure in the city’s Kovpakivskyi district. The munitions caused damage to both residential sectors and an industrial zone. Three individuals sustained injuries and were subsequently hospitalized.