A large-scale drone attack struck Kharkiv on the night of April 2, damaging warehouses, private homes, and traffic lights, officials said. One district was hit, but no casualties were reported.
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said Russian forces launched the attack using Geran-2 drones, striking the city for about an hour starting at 9:45 p.m. Spokesman Dmitry Chubenko said approximately 14 strikes were recorded in the Kyivskyi district, marking the fifth major attack on the city in a week.
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Most of the damage was concentrated in an industrial area, but two strikes hit residential neighborhoods, shattering windows and damaging house facades.
Earlier on April 2, Kharkiv endured three drone attacks in a single day, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Drones struck five locations in the Kyivsky district, damaging homes and transport infrastructure but causing no severe destruction.
Meanwhile, Russia launched a separate ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown, killing four people and injuring 14 others. Multi-story buildings were damaged, and a fire broke out at an industrial facility.
An unverified social media video from the scene showed fire and smoke rising from a damaged industrial building, and debris lying around.
“A targeted Russian missile strike hit Kryvyi Rih. All of the victims were civilians. My condolences to their families and friends,” Zelensky said on social media.
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“Everywhere in the world, this kind of attack is called the same thing: terror. This can only be stopped by putting enough pressure on Moscow and the Russian system so that they are forced to abandon war and terror. This depends on their partners - America, Europe, and others around the world.”
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