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Russia strikes Kharkiv with drones overnight: Casualty reported

Russia strikes Kharkiv with drones overnight: Casualty reported Photo: The aftermath of Russian night drone attack on Kharkiv has been clarified (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

In Kharkiv, as a result of a Russian air attack using attack drones last night, non-residential buildings of an architectural monument and an educational institution were damaged and burned. One casualty was reported, according to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov.

In the morning, the official clarified the data on the consequences of the Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, which resulted in strikes in the Saltivskyi and Osnovianskyi districts of the city.

"At 2:36 a.m. Kyiv time, as a result of a hit by a Russian Geran-2 drone, the roof of a non-residential building, an architectural monument, was damaged and burning. The fire was localized at 5:20 a.m. Kyiv time," the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration

He also said that a person who lived in a high-rise building opposite had an acute stress reaction due to the Russian strike.

Due to the hit of the second Russian drone at about 2:36 a.m. Kyiv time, the roof of a non-residential building was partially destroyed and burning. In addition, the windows of 7 buildings of the educational institution were damaged. There were no casualties.

Explosions in Kharkiv due to Russian drone attacks

Last night, an air alert was declared in many regions of Ukraine amid the threat of the Shahed.

It was also reported that a Russian drone hit 2 districts of Kharkiv, and explosions were heard.

Local authorities said that fires broke out at the sites of the Russian drone strike in the Saltivskyi and Osnovianskyi districts of Kharkiv, and administrative buildings were damaged. A gas station was also listed as one of the damaged objects.