Russian morning drone strike on five districts in Kharkiv: petrol stations damaged, two injured

Anastasia Protz — 1 May, 08:55
Russian morning drone strike on five districts in Kharkiv: petrol stations damaged, two injured
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Russian forces have launched drone strikes on the Kholodnohirskyi, Kyivskyi, Saltivskyi, Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts of the city of Kharkiv. Two men aged 36 and 55 have been injured and several petrol stations have been damaged as a result of the attack.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Dmytro Yatsychenko, a prosecutor from Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, speaking to Dumka, a local news outlet in Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast

Details: A Russian drone damaged an office building in the Kholodnohirskyi district.

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A petrol station canopy and five cars were damaged in a Russian strike on the Kyivskyi district.

A 36-year-old man was injured in the Saltivskyi district, having sustained shrapnel wounds. He has been hospitalised.

A 55-year-old man was injured in the Slobidskyi district, suffering from shock. He received medical treatment at the scene.

The Nemyshlianskyi district was also targeted, with information on the extent of the damage still being confirmed.

Yatsychenko said that the Russians had struck three filling stations in Kharkiv in the morning. Information regarding another station is being confirmed. One more petrol station in Kharkiv Oblast was also hit.

He added that the attack had likely been conducted using V2U drones, which may have been equipped with artificial intelligence.

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