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Russian Airstrikes Hit Chernihiv and Kharkiv Region, Killing One Person and Injuring Seven

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Russian Airstrikes Hit Chernihiv and Kharkiv Region, Killing One Person and Injuring Seven
The aftermath of the Russian attack on Zolochiv, the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on June 13, 2025. (Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region)

Russian forces attacked a Ukrainian border village in the Novhorod-Siverskyi district of the Chernihiv region on the evening of June 12. A 46-year-old local resident was killed in the strike, which was carried out using an FPV drone.

This was reported by Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration.

Earlier the same day, the village of Zolochiv in the Bohodukhiv district came under Russian airstrikes. An aerial bomb strike partially destroyed two residential houses and several outbuildings.

The aftermath of the Russian attack on Zolochiv, the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on June 13, 2025. (Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region)
The aftermath of the Russian attack on Zolochiv, the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on June 13, 2025. (Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region)

A woman and her 11-year-old son were trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed cellar. Emergency service workers, together with police officers, managed to extract them and hand them over to medics.

Overall, over the past 24 hours, seven settlements in the Kharkiv region came under Russian attack. Seven civilians were injured, including one child.

On June 12, Russian forces launched a wave of drones on Kharkiv overnight, igniting multiple fires and injuring at least 15 people, including four children—a 2-year-old boy and three girls aged 12, 16, and 17.

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