Ukraine Conflict Update: Casualties Reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Lipetsk Region
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Recent Casualties and Attacks
Recent hostilities have resulted in civilian and military casualties across Ukraine and within Russia. These events occurred between January 3rd and January 5th, 2024.
Ukraine
On January 4th, 2024, a Russian missile strike in the city of kharkiv claimed additional lives. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that the death toll from the January 3rd attack rose to five after body parts were discovered under rubble. The Guardian provides further analysis of the recent battlefield gains made by Russia.
In the Kyiv region, a man identified as Oleksandr Hachenko, the head of the city’s military administration, was killed. Additionally, in the neighboring city of Fastiv, Mykola Kalashnyk, the Kyiv regional governor, confirmed the death of a man in his 70s.
Drone strikes in the Kharkiv region, spanning from Saturday into Sunday (January 3rd-4th, 2024), wounded three individuals, according to Ukraine’s state emergency service.
Russia
A Ukrainian drone attack ignited a fire in an industrial zone in Yelets, located in Russia’s Lipetsk region, as reported by the regional governor. No casualties were reported. Yelets is the location of the Energiya battery plant, a significant producer of batteries and accumulators for the Russian defense industry, which Ukraine has previously targeted.
