Day of mourning attack: Kharkiv high-rises targeted, child among wounded
Illustrative photo: in Kharkiv, a Russian drone attacked high-rise buildings (Facebook)
The Russian army attacked the Industrialnyi district of Kharkiv using a combat drone. At least five people were injured in the strike, including a 16-year-old girl, according to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, and the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov.
An enemy drone struck a residential area in the Industrialnyi district of the city. According to updated information from the Situation Center, there were no direct hits on buildings and no fires in apartments, but the blast wave shattered a large number of windows in two high-rise buildings.
Cars near the buildings caught fire. So far, two vehicles were completely engulfed in flames, and seven more were damaged. Emergency units from the State Emergency Service, medical responders, and police are working at the scene.
Information about the victims
The number of people injured in the attack has risen to five. Among them:
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A 16-year-old girl (diagnosed with an acute stress reaction);
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A 41-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man (receiving on-site assistance);
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A 51-year-old man (hospitalized with an explosive injury).
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov also confirmed that a young child is among the wounded. All victims are receiving the necessary medical care.
Attacks on Ukraine
Kharkiv and the region are under daily attacks by Russian forces. The enemy uses guided bombs, S-300 missiles, and Shahed-type attack drones, targeting mostly civilian infrastructure and residential areas of the city.
On the night of March 8, the enemy deployed 117 attack drones and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles. Air defense forces managed to neutralize 98 drones, but strikes were recorded at 11 locations.
An even larger attack occurred on the night of March 7, when the occupiers launched 480 drones and 29 missiles (mostly ballistic). The main strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, as well as Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia regions.
In Kharkiv, a ballistic missile struck a residential high-rise, causing fires and civilian casualties, including children. The city declared March 9 a day of mourning for the 11 people killed in the Russian missile attack on March 7.
