Russian troops attacked the city of Kupiansk and the Kupiansk district in Kharkiv Oblast on Saturday, 5 July, injuring a 66-year-old man.

Source : Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office

Details : Kupiansk came under Russian airstrikes, artillery shelling and kamikaze drone attacks.

• At around 11:25 , the village of Prykolotne came under Russian airstrikes, which damaged the company's warehouses and residential houses.
• In the afternoon, the Russians also attacked the city of Kupiansk. An emergency medical vehicle was damaged by an FPV drone strike. At around 13:30 , the city was attacked again, presumably with a Grad multiple-launch rocket system. At least five houses were destroyed.
• The attack on the village of Malyi Burluk took place at around 13:40 . An attack drone, probably of the Molniya type, hit a farm building.
• At around 19:00 , the Russians attacked Prykolotne again with an FPV drone. A 66-year-old man was injured in the strike and is receiving necessary medical care.

The Kupiansk District Prosecutor's Office of Kharkiv Oblast has launched a pre-trial investigation into the commission of war crimes (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Background : On the evening of 4 July, Russian troops launched a large-scale drone attack on the town of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring 11 people, including two children.