One killed and four injured in Russian drone strike on Kharkiv

A 60-year-old man was killed and four more people were injured when Russian forces struck Kharkiv's Osnovianskyi district with an attack drone on 28 October.

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

Details: Terekhov said a fire broke out at the site of the strike. The mayor initially reported one person injured, but later confirmed that one person had been killed and two others injured.

Quote from Terekhov: "It has been confirmed that one person was killed and two others injured."

Update: According to updated information from Syniehubov, a 60-year-old man was killed and the number injured has risen to three.

Men aged 46, 56 and 41 were hospitalised with injuries of varying severity. Medics are providing them with the necessary treatment.

A 48-year-old woman also required medical assistance.

Background: Late on 27 October, Russian forces attacked a residential building in Kharkiv with a drone, injuring five people, including a child.

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