Massive Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 3, injures dozens in overnight assault
One person killed in Kharkiv due to Russian strike (Photo: Getty Images)
In Kharkiv, the body of a deceased person has been found as a result of the massive combined attack. Among the identified casualties is a teenage girl, according to the Telegram channels of Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov.
"As a result of a hit on a private house in the Kyivskyi district, one person was killed and another was wounded," Terekhov noted.
Oleh Syniehubov earlier reported that the number of casualties from the enemy drone attack on Kharkiv had risen to seven.
He later added that three more people were injured in the Kyivskyi district.
"Among the casualties is a 14-year-old girl," the regional administration head added.
Updated at 05:47
Terekhov reported that in the Kyivskyi district of the city, one person has died and three others were injured.
Syniehubov noted that three more people were wounded in the Kyivskyi district during the drone attack.
Overall, as of 06:00, the number of injured in Kharkiv has reached 13, including two children. One person has died.
Updated 6:38 a.m.
Terekhov reported another fatality in the Kyivskyi district. The terrorist attack on Kharkiv has now claimed two lives, with 17 Kharkiv residents injured.
Updated 7:17 a.m.
The mayor confirmed another death in Kharkiv's Osnovyanskyi district.
"So as a result of this terrorist attack on our city, three Kharkiv residents have been killed by the Russian military," Terekhov stated.
Updated 7:39 a.m.
Terekhov noted that preliminary reports show the terrorist attack on Kharkiv has damaged 18 apartment buildings so far (with structural damage to three of them) and 13 private homes.
Massive attack on Kharkiv
On the night of June 6, Russian forces launched the most massive attack on Kharkiv during the entire period of the full-scale war.
The enemy first struck the city with Shahed strike drones, and later added guided aerial bombs and missiles. Over nearly two hours, at least 55 explosions rocked the city.
Numerous hits were recorded in the city, and fires broke out.
