On the night before Thursday, Russian troops shelled Kharkiv with Shaheds, which damaged residential buildings and killed at least four people, while another 12 were injured.
This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Synegubov.
According to him, Russian forces launched at least 15 drones, some of which were shot down by anti-aircraft defense forces.
Novobavarsky district was the most affected, where an apartment building was damaged. Employees of the State Emergency Service arrived at the call, but the Russian forces struck again, as a result of which three rescuers died. Another six people were injured.
As a result of the drone hitting another 14-story building, the balconies of the upper floors were partially destroyed. A 69-year-old woman died under the rubble.
Russian troops also shelled the Saltiv district, but there were no casualties.
Other cities of the Kharkiv region were also under fire.
In the city of Lozova, civilian infrastructure was damaged as a result of shelling, five cars were burned. The Chuguyiv district was also shelled, but there were no casualties there.
