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On August 23, 2026, Russia launched several strikes on Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast, resulting in one injury and fires in a residential building and on the premises of a civilian enterprise. On September 4, 2026, further strikes were reported in Balakliia and the Verbiivskyi rural council area, again targeting civilian enterprises.
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On August 23, Russia launched several strikes on Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast. According to Vitalii Karabanov, head of the local military administration, the first strike occurred at around 21:05, followed by a second at approximately 21:45. One person was injured, and fires broke out in a residential building and on the premises of a civilian enterprise.
Russian forces struck one of the neighborhoods in Balakliia, damaging civilian enterprises. The circumstances and consequences of the attack are currently being investigated, according to Vitaliy Karabanov, head of the Balakliia military administration.
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