Russian drone hits Kharkiv, sparking fire and killing one person
Photo: State Emergency Service rescuers work to deal with the aftermath of a Russian strike (facebook.com/DSNSKHARKIV)
Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with a drone during the day on October 28. A fire broke out in the city’s Osnovianskyi district. One person was killed and two others were injured in the strike, according to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.
Syniehubov first reported the attack at 12:57 p.m. According to him, a Russian drone struck the Osnovianskyi district of the city.
The regional administration chief later reported that a fire had broken out at the impact site.
Emergency services were dispatched to the scene and began working at an increased level of readiness.
It was later confirmed that one person had been killed in the strike. Two others were injured.
Emergency medical teams are working at the site of the attack. Authorities are still clarifying the full extent of the damage and casualties from the Russian strike.
Related: On the evening of October 27, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with a drone. A massive fire covering an area of 2,500 square meters broke out in the Osnovianskyi district.
Five people were injured in that attack, including a four-year-old child. The fire engulfed an apartment building, a private house, outbuildings, and an industrial building.
