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UAV event in Kharkiv, Rai-Olenivka area, Ukraine on Tue 21st July 2026

21st July 2026

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Russians attack village in Kharkiv Oblast with drone, killing woman.

A woman has been killed in a Russian drone attack on the village of Rai-Olenivka in Kharkiv Oblast.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "The Russians attacked the village of Rai-Olenivka in the Pisochyn hromada with a UAV. A 66-year-old woman was killed as a result of the strike."

[A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Details: Syniehubov reported that a house has been damaged.

Background: An employee of Kherson Oblast Military Administration was killed in a Russian drone strike on a vehicle in Kherson earlier this morning.

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Kharkiv ( Rai-Olenivka area )

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