One killed and several injured in Russian morning strikes on Kharkiv and region

One person has been killed and four others have sustained injuries in a Russian attack on the city of Kharkiv on the morning of 18 March.

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

Quote: "One person has been killed and one has been injured as a result of a Russian strike on the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv. The man was 54 years old."

Details: It was later revealed that two men aged 23 and 45 have sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.

The Kharkiv mayor said the Russians had used a combat drone.

"Efforts to deal with the aftermath of the enemy attack are ongoing," Syniehubov said.

Update: Syniehubov said later that the Russians had launched a drone strike on a civilian car in the village of Ruski Tyshky in the Kharkiv district. A 65-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital.

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