Kharkiv hit by 20 drone strikes overnight

Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, with at least 20 strikes recorded in various districts over a two-hour period, Ukrainian media reported, citing local authorities.

“Kharkiv was under massive attack for two hours by enemy combat drones. Four districts — Shevchenkivskyi, Kyivskyi, Kholodnohirskyi and Industrialnyi — came under fire,” Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

One of the strikes sparked a fire at one of the city’s largest markets, he added.

Dmytro Yatsychenko, head of a department in the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office, said drones struck a private business, a shopping center, and residential homes.

At least four people were injured in the attack, officials said.