Russian Drone Attack on Kharkiv Injures Five, Including a Child

A Russian drone attack injured five people, including a four-year-old child, in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, the Ukrainian emergency service said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

In a post on Telegram, the service said firefighters had extinguished a large blaze caused by the attack.

Ukrainian authorities also reported that a woman was killed and 15 people were injured in attacks that began on Monday evening and continued overnight.

Russian missile strikes reportedly damaged university buildings, residential buildings and infrastructure in the capital, Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had regained territory in several operations, including one near Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region and others in the Donbas. These claims regarding territorial control remain subject to independent verification.

Damage Reported in Russia’s Tula Region

In Russia, Tula regional governor Dmitry Milyayev said on Telegram on Wednesday that falling debris from Ukrainian drones had damaged industrial infrastructure, residential buildings and houses in the city of Novomoskovsk.

Milyayev said laboratory personnel and representatives of the public health watchdog had been dispatched to the city, without providing further details.

Novomoskovsk, located about 200 kilometres south of Moscow, is one of Russia’s main chemical production centres.