Kharkiv hit by coordinated strike using drones, missiles and guided bombs
Kharkiv under massive Shahed drone attack (Photo: Getty Images)
Explosions are heard in Kharkiv amid a massive drone strike attack, reports Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
"Explosion in Kharkiv. Another group of Shahed drones is heading toward the city. Be careful!" he wrote at 3:11 a.m. Kyiv time.
A few minutes later, Terekhov added that a series of explosions had rocked the city.
At 3:20 a.m., the Ukrainian Air Force reported drone movement toward Kharkiv.
Updated at 03:27
According to media reports, the seventh explosion has already been heard in the city.
Updated at 03:35
The eighth explosion was heard in the city, followed by the ninth a minute later.
Updated at 03:40
A total of 11 explosions have already been recorded in the city.
Updated at 03:46
The 14th explosion of the night has been recorded in the city.
Monitoring channels report the movement of seven new drones heading toward Kharkiv.
Updated at 04:05
Explosions are sounding one after another in Kharkiv.
At 04:04, the Air Force reported a threat of the enemy using ballistic weapons from the northeast.
A minute later, the military reported a missile approaching the city.
Updated at 04:44
There have now been 43 explosions in the city. Mayor Ihor Terekhov called this attack the largest since the full-scale war began.
Updated at 04:50
Syniehubov and the Air Force reported the continuation of the massive UAV attack on Kharkiv. The city has now experienced 47 explosions.
Monitoring channels report the movement of seven more drones heading toward the city.
Kharkiv under fire
Russian forces hit Kharkiv with Shahed strike drones almost every night, sometimes also launching missile attacks.
On Friday evening, June 6, the Russian army hammered the city for an hour with guided bombs, artillery, and missiles. An industrial area in one of the city's districts took a direct hit.
Tonight, Russian forces are once again launching a massive drone assault on Ukraine with Shahed-type drones.
