Russian drone strike wounds six near apartment block in Kharkiv

Kyiv, March 10 – A Russian drone strike injured six people near a high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv on Monday, shattering windows and setting several cars on fire in Ukraine’s second-largest city, the mayor said.

Ihor Terekhov said the drone struck an area close to a residential building, causing damage to nearby property. Among those injured was a small child, he added.

The impact damaged vehicles and blew out windows in surrounding buildings, according to the mayor’s statement. Emergency services responded to the scene following the attack, which occurred in a city that has repeatedly come under Russian aerial strikes.

Kharkiv lies about 30 kilometres from the Russian border and has remained a frequent target since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

In a separate incident, Russian shelling struck the southeastern city of Dnipro, injuring seven people, regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha said on the Telegram messaging platform.

Ganzha posted photographs online showing rubble scattered across streets and damage to building facades following the attack.

Kharkiv resisted early advances by Russian forces during the initial stages of the invasion and has since remained under periodic bombardment, particularly from missiles, drones and artillery launched from across the nearby border with Russia.