Russian Molniya drone attacks Kharkiv leaving sports facility damaged and injuring teenager

Russian forces have struck the city of Kharkiv with a Molniya drone, hitting a sports facility and injuring a 16-year-old young woman.

Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov on social media; Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov

Quote: "A strike by an enemy Molniya combat drone has been recorded in the Slobidskyi district. Information on the aftermath of the attack is being gathered."

Details: Terekhov reported later that a sports facility had been hit. "No casualties have been reported," he said.

Updated: Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov has reported that in Kharkiv's Slobidskyi district, a 16-year-old young woman was injured in the Russian strike. "The child has been hospitalised. She's in a stable condition. Doctors are providing the necessary assistance," he said.

Background:

• Over the past week, Russia has launched 11 strikes on Kharkiv. The Nemyshlianskyi and Slobidskyi districts bore the brunt of the attacks.
• Russian forces combined different airborne assets in its attacks on Kharkiv, using both Shahed loitering munitions and heavy ballistic missiles.

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