In Kharkiv, rescuers recovered the body of a woman from under the rubble, bringing the death toll from the Russian UAV attack to five: among the victims were a 1.5-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy. A five-storey residential building was damaged when four drones hit the building, causing fires on different floors. At least six residential high-rise buildings and 15 cars were also destroyed, and more than a thousand windows in various apartments were damaged by the blast wave.
At least 18–20 people were injured, including children aged approximately 6, 10 and 16. Thanks to the prompt actions of rescuers, two people were saved from under the rubble, but at least five are still missing — search and rescue operations are ongoing.
This attack came after a night-time missile strike that also damaged more than ten residential buildings in Kharkiv. Attacks were also reported in the neighbouring regions of Odesa and Sumy, targeting energy and civilian facilities. In Sumy region, people were injured and a school was damaged as a result of the strikes, while in Odesa region, an energy facility caught fire, but there were no casualties.
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