Shahed drone hits roof of five-storey building in Kharkiv, injuring people

A Russian jet-powered Shahed drone has struck the roof of a five-storey residential building in the Novobavarskyi district in Kharkiv. Five people have been injured.

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

Quote from Terekhov: "The roof of a five-storey residential building has caught fire as a result of a strike by a jet-powered Shahed-type UAV.

All residents have been promptly evacuated."

Details: Terekhov reported that two people had been injured.

Syniehubov later said that three people had been injured.

He clarified that the roof of a five-storey building in Kharkiv's Novobavarskyi district has caught fire over an area of 200 sq m following the Russian drone strike. Window panes in neighbouring apartment blocks and a car have been damaged.

As of 18:02, the number injured has risen to five.

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