Russian drone hits Kharkiv: fires break out, number injured continues to rise – video

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv's Novobavarskyi district with a drone on the morning of 7 May. People have been injured and firefighters are extinguishing a fire.

Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office

Quote from Terekhov: "A Russian drone strike has been recorded in Kharkiv's Novobavarskyi district. There is a fire at the site of the strike and people have been injured. Information is being gathered on the number of people injured and the severity of their injuries."

Details: Syniehubov reported that a 70-year-old woman had been injured in the Russian strike on the Novobavarskyi district. She was suffering from shock and received medical treatment at the scene.

Firefighters from the Ukrainian State Emergency Service are extinguishing a fire in a house.

A kiosk also caught fire as a result of the Russian strike on the Novobavarskyi district.

Update: Terekhov reported that as of 11:00, two people had been injured, 10 houses had been damaged and a car had burned out.

All emergency services are working at the site, and efforts to deal with the aftermath of the Russian strike are ongoing.

As of 12:00, nine people have been reported injured, including three children. A total of 38 houses were damaged, Terekhov said.

Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office has released a video from the scene.

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