Russians strike Kharkiv with jet-powered drone: seven injured, including teenager

Russian forces struck a house in Kharkiv with a jet-powered drone on the night of 22-23 August, sparking fires.

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

Quote from Terekhov: "A jet-powered Shahed hit the Osnovianskyi district. Emergency services are heading to the scene."

Update: In the morning, Syniehubov reported that four women aged 74, 39, 23 and 28, and two men aged 38 and 28 had been injured in the Russian attack. A 15-year-old boy suffered from shock.

"Two houses and an outbuilding caught fire. State Emergency Service units promptly dealt with the aftermath of the attack," Syniehubov said.

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