Two people injured in Russian drone strike on residential building in Kharkiv – photos

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with drones overnight, hitting a residential building, injuring two and damaging cars.

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Two people injured in Russian drone strike on residential building in Kharkiv – photos

The aftermath of the Russian attack. Photo: Ihor Terekhov

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with drones on the night of 1-2 May, hitting a 12-storey residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district and leaving people injured.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: One person was injured after a Shahed drone struck the 11th floor of a high-rise residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district.

The man suffered shrapnel wounds to the chest.

Terekhov said the drone had not detonated, which helped avoid far more serious consequences.

A part of the Russian drone

Photo: Ihor Terekhov

He later added that another drone had hit cars in the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv, causing a fire. Two cars were destroyed and seven damaged.

In addition, debris from a Shahed drone was found near a residential building in the Saltivskyi district following the overnight attack.

Update: The State Emergency Service later reported that two people had been injured after a Russian drone had struck a high-rise residential building.

One resident was injured by fragments of shattered glass, while another suffered from shock. The former has been hospitalised.

Emergency workers at the scene

Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

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