Russian drone strikes devastate Kharkiv, injure seven
The Russian army carried out a massive attack on Kharkiv on Friday night. The Russians struck civilian facilities, including a hospital. As a result of the attack, residential buildings and urban infrastructure were damaged.
Russian armed forces launched a significant assault on Kharkiv late on the evening of February 28, hitting several districts within the city. According to information provided by the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, and the head of the regional administration, Oleh Syniehubov, the attacks affected the Kyiv, Shevchenkivskyi, and Holodnohirskyi districts.
Terekhov reported that one of the strikes occurred opposite a residential block, shattering window panes.
In the central part of the city, a drone struck the grounds of a medical facility where people were present. A fire broke out following the impact, leading to the evacuation of 50 people.
At around 5:50 PM Eastern Time, another drone attack transpired in the central part of Kharkiv, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure in the Kyiv district near a gas station.
Syniehubov reported that the Russian army launched at least eight drones at the city, all targeting civilian infrastructure. The attacks resulted in many damaged buildings and fires breaking out in several locations, affecting buildings and cars.
Data from the Regional Medical Rescue Center indicates that a child was injured by glass shards.
Nine drones fell on Kharkiv
Later, the head of the regional administration added that as a result of one of the "Shahed" drone strikes in the central part of the city, windows were damaged in a residential building as well as in a car showroom and a hypermarket.
Terekhov, around 7 PM Eastern Time, reported that on the night from February 28 to March 1, the city was attacked by nine "Shahed" drones. Initially, five people were reported injured, but the number of casualties rose to seven.
