The rubble of the dormitory building is being dismantled, and a hole in the ground is being buried after the drone hit the roadway in Kharkiv. Utility workers and the State Emergency Service employees are working to eliminate the consequences of the Russian drone attack on August 1.
On August 1, around midnight, Russian troops launched a Shahed drone attack on Kharkiv from the territory of the Belgorod region. One civilian was injured, reported Dmytro Chubenko, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office spokesman.
Five drones attacked the city, President Zelenskyy said. Four hits were recorded — two buildings were damaged, and one was on fire, the State Emergency Service reports.
Three hits were recorded at the sports complex in the Shevchenkivskyi district. A 63-year-old security guard was injured and hospitalized.
One drone damaged the building of the Kharkiv Higher Professional School of the Service Sphere on Tiurynska Street. A fire broke out. The dormitory’s second and third floors, ceiling, and roof were partially destroyed.
Another Shahed hit the ground near the house near the damaged educational facility. Windows were broken in the building, and a tree was uprooted. The attack damaged the road surface.
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