Russians strike house in Kharkiv with drone: woman killed, 3 people injured – video
Russian forces attacked the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv with a drone. The UAV hit a house, killing a 20-year-old woman.
Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov
Quote from Terekhov: "A Shahed struck the Kholodnohirskyi district. A house was hit. There are casualties."
Details: Syniehubov reported that the Russians had killed a 20-year-old woman. Two other people were injured.
A fire broke out at the site where the drone struck.
Update: As of the morning, the State Emergency Service reported that one woman had been killed and three people injured as a result of the UAV strike on the house.
"The attack caused extensive damage and a fire. A house and the roof of a gazebo with a total area of 150 sq m were on fire," the State Emergency Service said.
Background:
- On the afternoon of 17 January, Russian forces attacked the city of Kharkiv. Terekhov said that the damage caused by the Russian attack was "significant", noting serious strikes on the system that keeps the city supplied with heat and electricity.
- Terekhov also said that three people had been injured during a daytime attack on a critical infrastructure facility on Saturday.
- The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported that one person had been killed and seven injured in Russian attacks on the city of Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast on 17 January.
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