Russian drone assaults struck a number of places throughout Kharkiv late on April 29, injuring not less than 27 individuals, some severely, native authorities reported. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis, has endured repeated air assaults all through the full-scale battle.
"There have been 16 strikes on Kharkiv," Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on Telegram. "A high-rise residence block was hit in addition to non-public residences, a medical facility, and civil infrastructure." He mentioned a number of components of the town heart have been focused, together with the Slobidskyi district, the place the residence constructing was struck, and the Saltivskyi district.
First responders have been dispatched to the websites of assault.
Russia elevated assaults in opposition to Ukrainian civilians within the final weeks. In March, not less than 164 civilians have been killed and 910 have been injured, in keeping with UN figures — an increase of fifty% in comparison with February, and 70% in comparison with March of final 12 months.
Practically all of the losses have been on land managed by the Ukrainian authorities, and the bulk have been attributable to long-range missiles or loitering munitions.
Ukrainian officers have repeatedly referred to as for elevated air protection help to guard main cities like Kharkiv from Russia’s continued aerial assaults.
The Kyiv IndependentAndrea Januta