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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kharkiv and its suburbs under Russian drone attack: at least 13 explosions heard
Russian troops launched a large-scale drone attack on the city of Kharkiv on the night of 25-26 May. At least 13 explosions rocked the city. Source: Suspilne Kharkiv, a regional branch of the Ukrainian public broadcaster; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration Quote: "Kharkiv and its suburbs are under enemy drone attack. Loud explosions were heard in some districts of the city." Details: Suspilne reported that at least 13 explosions sounded in Kharkiv. Information about the casualties and the aftermath of the strikes is being confirmed. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russians attack Kharkiv with Shahed drones, hits and fires reported
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov has reported that a Russian drone struck the centre of the city on the night of 4-5 February. Source: Terekhov on Telegram; Suspilne Kharkiv Quote from Terekhov: "We have information about a Shahed strike in the central part of the city. Details are being gathered." Updated: Later, Terekhov reported that the Russian strike hit an office building in the Saltivskyi district. Quote from Terekhov: "The enemy struck an office building located in the Saltivskyi district. A fire broke out at the scene. Windows shattered in a high-rise building across the street. A petrol station was also damaged. There have been no reports of casualties so far." Details: Terekhov reported another strike at 03:16, this time in the Osnovianskyi district. He added that a fire had also broken out at the scene. Later, Suspilne Kharkiv reported that the fire caused by the Russian Shahed strike in the Saltivskyi district of Kharkiv covered over 200 square metres. The roof of the office building, which is an architectural monument, was on fire. Support UP or become our patron!
