Russian drone attack injures nearly 50 people in Kharkiv
- Late on May 2, Kharkiv was targeted by a substantial drone strike that caused extensive fires and damage across four districts of the city.
- The attack followed hours after a similar strike on Zaporizhzhia and preceded a planned three-day ceasefire to coincide with World War II commemorations in Moscow.
- The drones used thermobaric warheads that caused powerful blasts, damaging residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, vehicles, and businesses in Kharkiv.
- According to Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov, 51 people sought medical assistance, including minors aged 11 and 16, with eight hospitalized with moderate injuries.
- The strike highlights ongoing threats to civilians and calls from Ukraine for international partners to strengthen air defenses amid Moscow’s three-year invasion.
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Russian drone attack injures nearly 50 people in Kharkiv
Firefighters extinguish a blaze after a Russian drone strike on May 3, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) (LONDON) — An estimated 50 people were hurt, including an 11-year-old child, when Russia attacked the city of Kharkiv with drones late Friday, officials said. Calling it a “massive attack,” Kharkiv governor Oleg Synegubov wrote on Telegram that the drones hit four parts of the city while …
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Russia launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Friday night, hitting a block of flats, causing fires and injuring more than 40 people, Ukrainian officials said.
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