Russian strikes on northeastern and southern Ukraine caused the death of at least six people with several wounded, while in the toll from Ukrainian bombardments on occupied territories in the Luhansk region, the casualties amount to four people.
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Notably, the railway infrastructure in the city of Lozova in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine was targeted by Russian forces. According to Mayor Serhiy Zelenskyy, from this attack, two people lost their lives while four others were injured. Additionally, significant damage was reported to several buildings in residential areas of the city.
Meanwhile, journalists from Agence France-Presse (AFP) report extensive damage along the railway line, including destroyed train cars and buildings with shattered windows.
According to a statement from the Ukrainian air force, air defense systems shot down 29 Geran-2 unmanned aircraft – the Russian version of Iranian Shahed drones – in the northeastern part of the country during Monday night into Tuesday.
Ukraine: Successive Russian attacks
It should be noted that, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ten people were wounded in Lozova, including “two children.” Additionally, two people were killed and several injured due to a Russian strike near the city of Sumy, capital of the homonymous region in northeastern Ukraine this morning. “Around 10 a.m. the enemy attacked the (community of) Bilopillia,” stated regional governor Oleh Khryhonov in a Telegram post, clarifying that an “agricultural enterprise” was hit and that a “search and rescue operation is underway.”
Meanwhile, two people were killed due to a Russian drone raid on Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine, according to local authorities. In an area of the Luhansk region under Russian military control, Ukrainian strikes caused the death of four water company employees, as reported by pro-Russian leader Leonid Pasechnyk on Telegram. Two other people were wounded in these attacks that caused damage to oil facilities, he added.
It should be noted that Russian armed forces launched 6,297 drone attacks against Ukraine in July, a record number since the war began in February 2022, according to an AFP count based on data from Ukrainian authorities.
🇺🇦 At least three people were killed and twelve others injured in Russian strikes overnight targeting the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine. Among the damaged targets were key railway infrastructures where a train driver was killed and four railway workers were wounded pic.twitter.com/In3iXuCLKW
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) August 5, 2025
Russia struck a town of Lozova in Kharkiv region with 34 drones, according to the head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov.
He reported that 2 people were killed and 10 were injured in the attack. pic.twitter.com/R0Q5tsSvRW
— Kate from Kharkiv (@BohuslavskaKate) August 5, 2025
