Russian drones strike Kharkiv overnight, hitting educational facility
Photo: Reactive and conventional drones were heading toward the city (facebook.com/DSNSPOLTAVA)
Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with strike drones overnight on October 29, with damage reported in at least two districts of the city, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
The Russian military launched multiple waves of reactive and conventional attack drones toward the city overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
At around 3:17 a.m., Terekhov said a strike had been recorded in the Kholodnohirskyi district. A fire broke out at the site of the attack.
About an hour later, at 4:40 a.m., the mayor reported a drone strike in the Saltivskyi district. He later clarified that an educational facility had been hit.
“According to updated information from the Situation Center, the enemy struck an educational facility,” Terekhov said.
Attacks on Kharkiv
Late in the evening on October 27, Russian forces also attacked Kharkiv with drones. The strikes set apartment buildings, private homes, outbuildings and an industrial building on fire. Houses, garages and cars were also damaged.
RBC-Ukraine also reported that another Russian attack on October 24 destroyed the last operating Epicentr hypermarket in Kharkiv.
