Russian drone attack on Kharkiv: almost 30 injured

Several explosions were heard in Kharkiv at around 05:30. According to the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov, Kharkiv was attacked by two enemy drones.

Initially, it was reported that the explosions occurred in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the city. However, later two more explosions occurred in the Slobodskyi district of Kharkiv.

According to the State Emergency Service, apartments on the 8th floor of a 9-story building were on fire in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv. The fire area was 70 sq m. It has now been localized, and the liquidation is ongoing.

In the Slobidsky district, a kindergarten and a commercial facility were hit. An outbuilding and a car were on fire. The total area of the fire was about 10 square meters. They have already been extinguished.

Rescuers, pyrotechnicians, and psychologists from the State Emergency Service are working on the ground.

In total, 2 multi-story buildings, 2 cars, a cafe, a shop, a kindergarten, and a garage were damaged in Kharkiv.

Previously, as a result of the drone attack on Kharkiv, 27 people were injured, 3 of them children. Three injured people were taken to hospitals, including one child. Their condition is moderate. Doctors are providing all necessary assistance. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov.

In Kharkiv, 27 people were injured, including 3 children aged 3, 7, and 11.

Oleg Sinegubov

Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Assembly

That night, the Russian army attacked the territory of Ukraine with Shahed attack drones. Kharkiv, Odesa, and Kyiv were under enemy fire.