A Russian rocket strike on the village of Pechenihy in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people and wounded eight others on Monday morning, according to Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov. The attack, targeting a settlement roughly 40 kilometres from the Russian border, damaged 10 private homes, a cafe, a post office, a shop, and at least seven vehicles. Separately, an overnight strike on Izyum wounded five people, including a nine-year-old boy.
In response, Ukraine launched a massive drone barrage of 620 aircraft toward the Moscow region, Russian officials said Tuesday. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 180 drones were downed near the capital, though a drone strike damaged a Wildberries logistics centre in Noginsk and wounded three people, including a 10-year-old girl.
The escalation comes as the United Nations reported July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since May 2022, with 437 killed.