Russia pounds Ukraine's Kharkiv with drones: At least 12 strikes, buildings hit, casualties reported
Photo: Consequences of the Russian attack are being confirmed (facebook.com/DSNSPOLTAVA)
Russians carried out a large-scale drone strike on Kharkiv on the evening of November 23. One residential building was reportedly hit, with multiple casualties and injuries confirmed, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Regional Military Administration.
Main points:
- Russians targeted Kharkiv with multiple drones, triggering more than a dozen explosions across the city;
- A private residence was hit. Several apartment buildings sustained damage, and fires erupted at multiple sites;
- Three people were killed, and eight others were injured, including a 12-year-old child.
How the Russians struck
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, at 9:26 PM Kyiv time, several groups of attack drones approached Kharkiv from the north and west.
Minutes later, the first explosion was heard in the city, followed by another, and then a series of successive blasts.
According to Suspilne Kharkiv, a total of 17 explosions were reported. However, the mayor told local media that preliminary assessments indicate at least 12 strikes across five locations in the city.
Consequences of the Kharkiv attack
"Preliminary information, which requires confirmation, indicates one person was killed in the Shevchenkivskyi district due to a Shahed drone hitting a private house. There are also injured residents from this strike," Terekhov wrote at 9:57 PM Kyiv time.
Authorities later confirmed that, preliminarily, three people were killed and eight were injured. Among the injured is a 12-year-old child.
Meanwhile, Kharkiv regional police reported strikes in Shevchenkivskyi, Kholodnohirskyi, and Saltivskyi districts.
Law enforcement noted that private homes, apartment buildings, and a garden association converted into a civilian enterprise were damaged. Fires broke out at the attack sites.
"Police are assisting residents, inspecting the scene, collecting physical evidence, and documenting Russian war crimes. Information has been entered into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations under Article 438 (war crimes) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine," the police added.
Russian attacks on Kharkiv
Russians regularly target Kharkiv using attack drones, missiles, and aerial bombs.
For example, the city faced a massive drone assault on the night of November 19. That attack damaged 16 residential buildings, a supermarket, a school, and other structures. By morning, the number of injured had reached 46.
For more details on the consequences of the attacks, read RBC-Ukraine's report.
