Death toll from Russian attack on Kharkiv region rises to 5

This was reported by the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

Rescuers pulled the body of a 27-year-old woman from the rubble of the destroyed house. This brings the death toll to five: three women and two men.

Five people were injured.

The search and rescue operation is ongoing.

Earlier, Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported the attack.

"Today, at 4:16 p.m., the enemy fired a missile at Velykyi Burluk village. Preliminary, it was an S-300. It hit a 2-storey residential building and another one next to it," wrote Syniehubov.

According to the latest information, 5 civilians were injured. Four people were rescued from the rubble. Two men are known to have died.

Rescuers continue to work at the site.

On February 15, Syniehubov reported that rescuers had unblocked the body of a 74-year-old woman from the rubble.

"The death toll has increased to three. Five more people were injured and are being treated in medical facilities in the region. The search and rescue operation is ongoing," he said. 

Later, it became known that rescuers had unblocked the body of another victim, a 55-year-old woman.

• On February 14, the Russian army attacked Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, with artillery. As a result, a man was injured.