Ukraine and Russia have escalated their shadow war of espionage, sabotage, and assassinations, with both countries claiming a growing list of captured agents, intercepted plots, and cross-border attacks.

A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday damaged a maternity hospital, authorities said, terrifying patients as windows shattered and shards of glass fell on to the beds, leaving families rushing to shelter their babies.

Kyiv time on July 11, Russian forces struck Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district with two kamikaze drones. Photos and videos of the attack's aftermath appeared online, reports the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

In the Kharkiv Region, within the territory of the Kupiansk territorial community, a Russian drone struck a police vehicle. — Ukrinform.

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Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base, targeting a depot and aircraft while Russia launched over 300 drones into Ukraine overnight.

KALYNOVE, Ukraine (Reuters) -Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Varvara Tupkalenko's two sons played at home with miniature cars, like many boys their age. Today, plastic guns are the favoured toys in their living room in the village of Kalynove,

Russian troops are ramping up attacks in the sector using large numbers of troops, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.

Russian forces overnight struck Kharkiv and the region with Shahed drones, one person was killed and four injured in the region, according to administration head Oleh Syniehubov.