Ukraine's Kharkiv hit by continuous Russian drone and bomb strikes: Injuries reported
Photo: State Emergency Service rescuers during efforts to deal with the aftermath of the strike (facebook.com/DSNSKHARKIV)
Russian forces launched a series of strikes on Kharkiv during the day on July 15. The city was first attacked by strike drones, followed later by an aerial bomb attack, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov's Telegram channel.
The first strike was recorded at 1:35 p.m. Kyiv time. According to Terekhov, an enemy drone hit the city's Kyivskyi district.
At 1:47 p.m., the mayor reported that another hit had occurred near a residential building. Preliminary reports indicated that there were no casualties or damage.
It later became known that the drone had hit an apartment in a high-rise building in the Kyivskyi district.
Less than half an hour later, at 2:39 p.m., Terekhov reported another hit on an apartment building.
At 2:48 p.m., the mayor reported that a fire had broken out at the site of one of the strikes.
The attack later continued. At 3:18 p.m., Russian forces struck the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb (KAB).
At 3:26 p.m., Terekhov reported that there were casualties as a result of the guided aerial bomb strike.
As of 3:42 p.m., the number of injured stood at nine people.
Russian forces strike Kharkiv almost daily.
Thus, on July 14, a kamikaze drone hit an apartment on the third floor of a high-rise building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the city.
As a result of the attack, a fire broke out, and authorities later reported one injured person.
