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The Russian Federation is massively attacked by Kharkiv region with rockets and "shahads": what is known about night shelling

Ukrainian air defense has destroyed two shock drones of Shahaned, two more fell on their own. According to the commander of PS Mykola Oleshchuk, most of the missiles did not reach the goals. The head of the Kharkiv Ova Oleg Synigubov said that the enemy also used the X-35 missiles for the last day, although their command did not mention them. On the night of August 22, the Russians attacked Ukraine with the help of ten shock drones of Shahaned.

The invaders also used anti-radiolocating missiles of the type X-31P and two Iskander-M ballistic types. This was reported by the Commander of the Air Force Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk in his Telegram channel. "On the night of August 22, 2024, Russian invaders struck 10 UAVs of the Shahd UAV from Kursk. The Black Sea and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Belgorod region and Crimea, ”Mykola Oleshchuk said.

He noted that two shock drones were destroyed by the forces and means of air defense, two more locally lost - they fell on their own. Whereas as a result of active counteraction, most Russian rockets have not reached goals. According to Oleshchuk, there were pre -victims and serious consequences. In the morning, the head of the Kherson Ova Alexander Proudin reported that Kherson had partially left without light due to the impact of the invaders on the object of critical infrastructure.

"Energy are carrying out emergency repair work to restore electricity supply as soon as possible," he said. In addition, he said that a local 87-year-old resident was killed due to the shelling of Tomarina village. The chairman of the Kharkiv Ova Oleg Synigubov reported that on August 22 from 03:18 to 04:50 private homes, objects of social infrastructure in the village of Hetmanivka, Kupyansky district, were burning as a result of enemy shelling. As a result, a 43-year-old man was injured.

At 02:19, a non -residential building and four dwellings were burning in Hetmanivka, a woman was injured. At about 03:14, the shelling of the Shevchenkivsky village council was lit. At 02:20, the building of the Shevchenkivsky Agrarian Lyceum was damaged in the village of Otradne as a result of a massive shelling and drones of the Shahamed type in the village of Otradne.

The head of the Kharkiv Ova Oleg Synigubov said that the enemy also used the X-35 missiles for the last day, although their command did not mention them. We will remind, on August 22 at the US Embassy in Ukraine reported that in Kiev there is an increased risk of Russian rocket and drone attacks for Independence Day. On August 21, the invaders attacked peaceful Ukrainian cities with the help of Iskander-M ballistic missiles/KN-23, CAP X-59/X-69 and Shahaned Drones.