Russians attack Kharkiv for second night in a row, launching two missile strikes

Olha Hlushchenko — 4 February, 00:42
Russians attack Kharkiv for second night in a row, launching two missile strikes
Smoke after an explosion. Photo: DepositPhotos

Russian forces continued to strike Kharkiv on the night of 3-4 February, particularly subjecting the city to two missile attacks.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov

Details: At 00:26, Syniehubov reported that "explosions had been heard in some districts of Kharkiv".

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Five minutes later, he added that "more explosions had rocked Kharkiv".

Terekhov reported two missile strikes on the city.

Quote from Terekhov: "The enemy has launched two missile strikes: one on the suburbs of Kharkiv, the other on the Saltivskyi district of the city."

Details: Later, Terekhov said that several houses had been damaged as a result of the attack on the Saltivskyi district.

In addition, the mayor reported that a Russian Molniya drone had hit the Saltivskyi district.

Update: In the morning, Terekhov noted that a Russian Molniya drone had also struck an infrastructure facility in Kharkiv's Kyivskyi district.

Background:

  • On the night of 2-3 February, the Russians attacked Kharkiv with drones and ballistic missiles, injuring two people in the city.
  • Following the attacks, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that 101 invincibility centres had been set up in the city due to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. [Invincibility centres are heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.]

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