The night of May 6 has become one of the hardest for Kharkiv in recent times: Russian troops attacked the city of Kamikadze-2 Drone-2, hitting at least eight locations in four areas of the city. At least four people have been injured as a result of a massive attack, at least six large -scale fires were recorded.
One of the main epicenter of the blows was the largest Kharkiv market - Barabashovo. According to preliminary data, about 20 trade pavilions have been destroyed, almost 80 were damaged. On the territory of the market, stores covered with fire reached 500 square meters.
In addition, in other areas of the city:
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The roof and a private house room (400 m²) were burned in the Shevchenkivskyi district
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The restaurant (700 m²) was engaged in the Kiev district
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in the Kholodnogorsk district , kiosk, building and three cars (120 m²) were burned;
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In the industrial district, a car was burned and the production building was damaged.
According to the chairman of the Kharkiv Ova Oleg Sinogubova, in general, Russian drones hit the city 20 times. There was a massive attack for two hours, during which Kharkiv people heard more than ten powerful explosions.
The SES works on the site of the lesions, eliminating fires and helping the victims. According to the mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov, the city has undergone serious destruction, but all relevant services continue to work uninterrupted.
The attack has become another episode of consistent pressure of the Russian Federation on Kharkiv, which has recently been undergoing regular air strikes directed both in infrastructure and civilian objects.