Russian Attack Kills 3 People In Ukraine, Damages Swiss NGO Office In Kharkiv

Russia's attack on Ukraine/PHOTO via Instagram @zelenskyy_official/Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Oleksandr Gimanov.

JAKARTA - Russia launched a series of attacks on Kharkiv city in northeastern Ukraine and surrounding areas. The attack killed three people, injured six people and damaged the Swiss mine-clearing NGO office.

Ukraine's second-largest city and its surrounding region, bordering Russia, have been hit by drone, missile, and guided bomb attacks since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Local police said the attack on the town of Lozova, south of Kharkiv, killed three people and injured six others, and rescue operations continued into the night.

Reported by Reuters on Thursday, July 25, the regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said the overnight attack destroyed the front of the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (Fondation suisse de d\'eminage) office and the ceiling of several floors.

The six cars used by the group's medical officers were damaged, he said, while emphasizing the importance of mine removal initiatives in his area.

Mayor Ihor Terekhov said there had been five separate attacks in the city since the Russian attack last night.

"The latest hit industrial estates and injured six people," he said.

Police said the unnamed infrastructure was destroyed in this attack, including vehicle damage.

Syniehubov reported a new attack at night and local media reported an explosion outside the city after midnight, but there were no reports of casualties or damage.