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Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russians attack Kharkiv with Shahed drones: 2 killed, 30 injured, including children
Russian forces have attacked the city of Kharkiv with Shahed drones, killing two people and injuring 30 others, including five children. Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov Details: At 20:44, Terekhov reported a Shahed drone strike on Kharkiv. Later, he reported two more explosions in the city. Quote from Syniehubov: "The occupiers carried out a series of strikes on the Shevchenkivskyi district in Kharkiv, with early reports indicating that they used Shahed drones. At this moment, [we know that] two people have been injured. Emergency services have arrived at the scenes of the strikes." Details: Later, Syniehubov reported another strike in the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv, with no casualties. At 21:31, he confirmed that a drone hit a house in the Shevchenkivskyi district, leaving one person dead and another injured. At 21:45, Syniehubov reported that the number of casualties following the large-scale Russian attack had risen to 10, including a 16-year-old boy and girl. One person was killed. Terekhov stated that drone strikes were recorded at six locations; they hit a shopping centre, multi-storey residential buildings, a medical facility and an office building. At 22:04, Syniehubov said that the number of people injured in the attack on Kharkiv had increased to 14, 10 people were taken to hospital, including 2 children. Terekhov noted that one person was trapped under the rubble at the scene of the strike. A rescue operation is underway. Later, he reported that 15 people had been injured. At 22:37, Terekhov said that the number of casualties had risen to 19. At around 23:20, Terekhov reported that the death toll had increased to two, with 27 injured. Rescue workers had retrieved a body from under the rubble. The search and rescue operation in the Kholodnohirskyi district continues. Syniehubov added that the casualties included five children aged 5 to 17. Three were taken to hospital, while two received medical aid on-site. Updated: The number of people injured by the Russian bombardment of Kharkiv has risen to 30, Dmytro Chubenko, spokesman for Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, told Suspilne Kharkiv, a Kharkiv-related branch of Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne. "The explosions damaged 12 high-rise apartment blocks, 24 houses and 13 cars," Chubenko added. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Yahoo
Russian Shahed drone strike kills goats in eco-park near Kharkiv
Animals have been killed in Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv Oblast as a result of a Russian attack. A Shahed drone struck near the petting zoo, where domestic animals were kept, on the night of 2-3 March. Source: Ecopark spokesperson Olena Klymenko in a comment to Suspilne Kharkiv, a Kharkiv-related branch of the Ukrainian public broadcaster Quote from Klymenko: "There is damage to enclosures and animals were killed – the goats that were in the yard. The scene of the strike is currently being inspected, and the consequences are being assessed." Updated: The Office of the Prosecutor General has announced the launch of a pre-trial investigation into a war crime (Part 1, Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The investigation has established that at approximately 01:00 on 3 March, a Russian UAV attacked the settlement of Lisne in the outskirts of Kharkiv, where Feldman Ecopark is located. As a result of the attack, animal enclosures were destroyed and animals were killed. "All possible and appropriate measures are being taken to document the war crimes committed by Russian servicemen," law enforcement officials stated. Background: On 2 March, a Russian drone hit a multi-storey building in the centre of Kharkiv, injuring eight people. On 4 May 2022, a 15-year-old volunteer was killed during the evacuation of animals from Feldman Ecopark. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Large-scale fire breaks after Russian attack in Kharkiv
An explosion occurred in Kharkiv on the night of 27-28 January. Mayor Ihor Terekhov has reported a strike and fire in the Novobavarskyi district. The State Emergency Service has later provided details about the strike and confirmed a large-scale fire covering 1,500 square metres. Source: Terekhov on Telegram; Suspilne Kharkiv, a Kharkiv-related branch of the Ukrainian public broadcaster, with reference to Bohdan Hladkykh, the director of the city's Department of Emergency Situations Quote: "We had a strike in the city. Earlier reports indicate that it was in the Kholodnohirskyi district. A fire has started at the site. The details are being confirmed." Update: Later, Terekhov clarified the district hit and added information about a large-scale fire in the district. Quote Terekhov: "According to the specified information, the strike was in the area of a civilian business in the Novobavarskyi district. A large-scale fire broke out at the site of the strike. All the relevant services are working." Details: Later, Hladkykh provided Suspilne with more details about the aftermath of the strike in Kharkiv. Quote from Hladkykh: "A fire covering an area of about 1,500 square metres broke out in Kharkiv following a Russian drone strike on the night of 27-28 January. The fire engulfed production facilities in the Novobavarskyi district." "A Russian Shahed drone struck the premises of a civilian business. Early reports indicate that it was a woodworking workshop. The strike caused damage to a gas pipeline used for production, resulting in a large-scale fire that spread extensively. More than 12 State Emergency Service units and fire appliances from Kharkiv City Council were involved in extinguishing the fire." Details: The fire completely consumed a two-storey building. Neighbouring businesses' facilities and at least two parked cars were also damaged. Early reports indicate, as Hladkykh stated, there were no injuries as a result of the explosion or fire. Quote from Hladkykh: "There is information about two affected individuals. They have acute stress reactions. However, they are not employees of the business, as no one was present there during the strike. They are residents of nearby areas." Details: As of 03:30, firefighters continued to extinguish the fire at the scene. Fire raging in the building Photo: Suspilne Firefighter extinguishing fire Photo: Suspilne Background: The Russians launched drone strikes on the Shevchenkivskyi and Kholodnohirskyi districts of Kharkiv on the morning of 25 January. Support UP or become our patron!
