Russian drones hit Kharkiv and region: one killed, nine injured – photos
A man has been killed in a Russian drone strike in the Zolochiv hromada, Kharkiv Oblast, and seven people are injured following attacks on Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi and Novobavarskyi districts. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]
Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office
Details: Terekhov reported that a Russian strike hit an area near a residential building in Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district. Cars caught fire, and windows were blown out in nearby flats.
In the Novobavarskyi district, a drone struck a residential area. A gas supply system was damaged, the roof of a house caught fire, and windows were shattered in several houses and apartment buildings.
Syniehubov said three women aged 66, 70 and 84 and a 71-year-old man sustained blast injuries. One of the women is in a serious condition.
A 48-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl suffered acute stress reactions. Another man, aged 58, who also sustained blast injuries, was taken to hospital.
All those injured are receiving medical assistance.
In addition, a Russian drone struck a civilian car in the Zolochiv hromada, killing a 61-year-old man.
Update: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office later reported that the number of people injured as a result of the strikes on Kharkiv has risen to nine.
The prosecutors also clarified that at around 11:40, Russian forces used Geran-2 attack drones to carry out strikes on the two Kharkiv districts.
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