Ukrainian officials reported that Russian military forces conducted continuous drone attacks against Kharkiv throughout Thursday, striking Ukraine’s second-largest city and wounding at least two civilians.
Throughout the day and into the evening hours, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov provided updates via Telegram, documenting attacks across four separate districts within the city. A city official confirmed that drone strikes hit at least 20 locations.
According to the mayor, several of the drone impacts sparked fires throughout the city, and an evening assault wounded two individuals, including an 8-year-old girl.
In southern Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia faced a separate Russian assault that struck a multi-story residential building and a local business, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported. Officials said no casualties occurred in that attack.
Across the border in Russia’s Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that drone strikes injured 13 people in multiple locations, with 11 of those casualties occurring in Shebekino village, located near the Ukrainian border.
