Russian drone strike hits Kharkiv, damaging cars, homes and street lighting
The aftermath of the attack is being clarified (Photo: facebook.com/DSNSPOLTAVA)
Russia once again shelled Kharkiv on the night of May 17. This time, the enemy damaged cars, residential buildings, and street lighting, according to a Telegram post from Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
According to him, Russian forces attacked the city with at least two drones overnight. One struck the Saltivskyi district near apartment buildings; fragments of a second fell in the Kyivskyi district, and a third hit the Kholodnohirskyi district.
Later, the mayor of Kharkiv provided the first details of the attack in the Saltivskyi district:
"As a result of a strike by an enemy Shahed drone, seven cars caught fire. About ten more vehicles were damaged. In nearby multi‑storey buildings, the blast wave damaged window glazing. The street lighting electrical network was also damaged," the statement said at 02:03 Kyiv time.
A little later, Terekhov wrote that the enemy struck the Kholodnohirskyi district. A fire broke out as a result of the drone attack.
Attacks on Kharkiv
For context, on the morning of May 16, Russian units also attacked Kharkiv. The enemy struck with a drone in the Shevchenkivskyi district, damaging metro exits, the electric transport overhead contact network, a trolleybus, and a public transport stop.
The enemy struck Kharkiv on May 9, when a ceasefire was in effect between Ukraine and Russia. Russian units hit a residential multi‑storey building.
