Russian drone strikes targeted several districts of Kharkiv overnight into Wednesday, injuring at least one civilian, sparking a fire at a hypermarket parking lot, and damaging residential buildings, local officials said.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov reported that Russian drones struck the Nemyshlianskyi, Osnovianskyi, and Slobidskyi districts late Tuesday evening and during the night.
According to Syniehubov, a Russian strike in the Osnovianskyi district ignited a fire in the parking lot of a hypermarket. Units of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service and medics were working in reinforced mode, while information about casualties was being clarified.
Terekhov said another strike was recorded in the Slobidskyi district, where windows were shattered in nearby apartment buildings. He initially said there were no casualties there.
The mayor later reported a strike in the Nemyshlianskyi district, where one person was injured.
In the same district, about 10 private homes were damaged after a Russian drone hit a tree, according to Terekhov.
Ukraine’s Air Force had warned of Russian drones moving across several regions. Air alerts were declared in a number of areas, including Kharkiv region.
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city located near the Russian border, has faced repeated missile and drone attacks throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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