Russia attacks Ukraine's Kharkiv with drone: Strike recorded near residential area
Photo: Russia attacked Kharkiv with a drone (Getty Images)
Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with a drone on Friday, July 18. A strike was recorded near a residential area, according to the Telegram channels of Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.
"We have a strike by an unidentified type of UAV in the Kyivskyi district near a residential area. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties or destruction," Terekhov reported.
According to him, the consequences of the strike are currently being clarified. All relevant services are working at the scene.
Syniehubov stated that the crash, believed to be from an FPV drone, was recorded near a destroyed building.
Russian attacks on Ukraine on July 18
On the night of July 18, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detected drones in the airspace over the Kharkiv region. In particular, explosions were heard in Izium.
Later, the Izium City Military Administration reported that a fire broke out after a drone struck the industrial zone of the community. There were no casualties.
That same night, Russian forces also attacked the Zaporizhzhia district with at least nine Shahed drones. The strikes caused fires, destroyed non-residential buildings, and one person was reported injured.
In addition, Russian forces carried out strikes with guided aerial bombs on the Stepnohirsk community in the Zaporizhzhia region. As a result of the attack, an elderly man was killed.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a man was killed and two others were injured in an overnight drone attack. Enemy drones also damaged a transport company.
In total, Russian forces launched 35 Shahed-type drones and decoy UAVs against Ukraine.
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 11 drones in the northern and eastern parts of the country. Another six UAVs were either lost or suppressed by electronic warfare systems.
