Russian drone strikes across Ukraine injure civilians in Kharkiv, surrounding region
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Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:19:00 +0300

Attack on KharkivAt 5:33 a.m. on July 11, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported an explosion in Kharkiv.“The enemy is attacking the city with Shaheds - there are still attack drones in the air. Be careful!" he wrote.In 10 minutes, he added that the aggressor struck the city center, in the residential area.As of 5:52 a.m., there was also information that a working medical facility in the city center was damaged as a result of enemy shelling.“According to the initial information, the windows were blown out, but the building is being inspected,” Terekhov noted.Later, the head of the Kharkiv Military District Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, clarified that at 5:35 a.m. the Russian terrorists struck the Saltivskyi district of the city. A three-story building and a yard were hit."The building was damaged, structural elements caught fire - the fire area is about 20 square meters. There is no information about the victims at the moment. Specialized services are working at the scene," he added.As of 6:31a.m., it became known about a 64-year-old man who was injured in the attack on the Saltovsky district of Kharkiv.At 6:47 a.m., two people were reported injured in the morning shelling of Kharkiv.Later, Ihor Terekhov said that the morning explosions hit a maternity hospital where women in labor and babies were staying."We are going to evacuate them to another medical facility. Fortunately, none of them were injured," Terekhov added.As of 6:54 a.m., the number of victims of the attack on the Saltivskyi district of Kharkiv increased to three.At 7:47 a.m., it was reported that the number of victims of the morning shelling of the city had increased to nine.Kharkiv City Council deputy Bohdan Tkachuk told Espreso TV that Russian drones hit the Saltivskyi district and the city center."The explosions damaged several buildings. About ten residential buildings were damaged...The maternity hospital was seriously damaged, up to ten women in labor were there at the time of the strike. They are now being evacuated to other medical facilities. Among the evacuees are three newborn babies. The dental clinic was also damaged. Our utilities have already counted about 300 broken windows," said Tkachuk.According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the strikes on Saltivskyi district caused destruction and fires in a four-story non-operational building, a dental clinic, and on the roof of a residential building. The total area of the fire is about 50 square meters.“Residential buildings, a maternity hospital, shops, a garage and a car were damaged,” the State Emergency Service added.
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office showed footage of the aftermath of the Geranium-2 UAV hits in Saltivskyi district.Kharkiv regionAccording to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, there were 7 hits by Russian drones in Chuhuiv district."In the city, as a result of a drone strike, there was damage to residential buildings and a medical facility. Another six UAVs hit an industrial enterprise. A fire broke out," said Syniehubov.He added that a 65-year-old woman was injured, and doctors are providing her with the necessary assistance.Sumy regionAt 5:55 on July 11, the head of the Sumy regional military administration, Oleh Hryhorov, said that in the morning the Russian aggressors had launched several drone strikes on the territory of the Sumy community.Later he clarified that the morning massive attack by Russian UAVs resulted in no casualties."The enemy attacked the Sumy community with six drones around 5:00 a.m. for 15 minutes. There is damage to non-residential premises. The survey is underway," added Hryhorov.Air Defense operations in Kyiv regionAt 8:48 a.m. on July 11, Kyiv regional military administration reported the movement of Russian drones in the region and air defense operations against enemy targets.


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