Russian forces late Wednesday launched a mass drone attack on Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, injuring nine people and causing considerable damage.
Emergency services posting on the Telegram messaging app, said the attacks started with four fires in the city centre and posted pictures of firefighters battling flames alongside piles of rubble.
According to the emergency service, the strikes caused serious damage to buildings.
The mayor of the city, Ihor Terekhov said there had been no fewer than 12 drone strikes on the city, a frequent target of Russia’s military, located some 30 km from the border.
It was gathered that Kharkiv resisted capture in the early weeks of Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but has been repeatedly hit by drones and missiles and Russian forces changed the focus of their campaign to Ukraine’s east.
Dnipro regional governor Serhiy Lysak said on Telegram that a drone attack also triggered fires in the central city of Dnipro.
Meanwhile, no casualties were immediately reported in the city.
