Russian strikes injure civilians in Kharkiv, emergency crew in Dnipropetrovsk region

The Ukrainian Air Force reports this.

Explosions rock Kharkiv, injuring civilians, damaging homes and factory

Kharkiv Regional Council deputy Oleksandr Skoryk shared details of the night attack on Kharkiv on Espreso TV.

According to him, one of the ballistic missiles struck Kharkiv Highway, formerly known as Bilhorod Highway. As a result, the road is now blocked, and movement from the city center to the ring road is impossible.

"We also know about damage to a civilian enterprise in the city's Kholodnohirskyi district. Three Shaheds flew in before the Iskander strike. It was powerful — we heard them taking up their strike positions. Around 20 private homes and a civilian facility were damaged," he added.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov showed the aftermath of the ballistic missile strike on the city.

“Two ballistic missiles hit a residential area of Kharkiv early this morning. One landed near a high-rise. The other struck the road just a few dozen meters from a school. Standing by this crater, you realize how much worse it could have been. A few more meters, and the missile would have hit a building. A few more minutes, and there would have been cars and buses on the road. It’s a real miracle there were no casualties. Utility services are already working, and we will definitely restore the road. But the most important thing is that our people are alive,” he wrote, showing the missile crater (in the featured photo).

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote about the first explosion in Kharkiv at 04:09 a.m. In the following minutes, two more explosions were heard. Terekhov noted there was information about a strike in the city’s Kholodnohirskyi district, where a fire broke out.

At 04:39 a.m., Terekhov reported that the strikes damaged a civilian enterprise building, several private houses, and vehicles. At 04:46 a.m., he wrote that the city was hit by ballistic missiles.

“Two ballistic missiles struck the Kyivskyi district,” Terekhov said.

Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov also reported at 04:11 a.m. that Kharkiv was under attack by Russian drones. At 04:19 a.m., he wrote about drone strikes in the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv. According to Syniehubov, by 04:50 a.m., a civilian enterprise was hit, and a warehouse building was damaged.

As of 04:55 a.m., according to the mayor of Kharkiv, three people were injured in the strikes on the Kholodnohirskyi district. At 05:03 a.m., Terekhov reported that preliminary information confirmed a missile hit the road in the Kyivskyi district. By 5:30 a.m., he added that a second missile struck near apartment buildings in the Kyivskyi district. Windows were shattered, and facades were damaged.

At 05:05 a.m., the Kharkiv mayor wrote that the number of injured in the Kholodnohirskyi district had risen to five, including a seven-year-old boy.

According to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, by 05:07 a.m., the number of injured from the drone attack in the Kholodnohirskyi district had increased to six, including the same seven-year-old boy. Ihor Terekhov reported the same figures at 5:30 a.m.

Dnipropetrovsk region: Russian strike hits rescuers in Nikopol, injuring ambulance driver 

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this.

At night, the Russian army struck a State Emergency Service unit in Nikopol. Windows, walls, and the entrance to the shelter where rescuers were staying were damaged. Two civilian men were also injured in the Russian attack. The emergency workers took the injured into the shelter and waited for medics.

Upon the arrival of emergency medical workers, Russian forces struck again, injuring the ambulance driver. The medics were forced to return to their base on their own. Meanwhile, the rescuers transported the two wounded men to a medical facility using their official vehicle.

As clarified by the Regional Military Administration, all the injured are three men aged 68, 51, and 72. They were all hospitalized with moderate injuries. A medical facility, a fire station, and a store were damaged. A power line was also affected.