UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Nov 6 – Around 5 p.m. on November 5, the Russian army attacked the city of Kharkiv with a Shahed kamikaze drone, damaging a five-story apartment building and nearby cars and injuring three people.
The Russian army has been often attacking Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, since the start of the full-scale invasion — the city is close to the border and the frontline. Russians use various weapons like glide bombs, strike drones, and missiles to target civilian and critical infrastructure.
“I had a physics lesson [online], and suddenly I heard a whistle and an explosion. It was very loud. I then moved away from the windows into the hall and called my parents,” 14-year-old school student Oleksandr Kyrychenko, who moved to Kharkiv from Vovchansk with his family, told Gwara Media.
“My child was alone at home. As soon as he called, I immediately ran home from work,” says Natalia Kyrychenko, Oleksandr’s mother.
Natalia said that a Russian missile destroyed their house in Vovchansk on May 23. They immediately moved to Kharkiv, where they rented an apartment.
According to Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Dmytro Chubenko, the drone attack damaged a five-story apartment building. It smashed dozens of windows and damaged the building’s facade.
Photo credits: Russian drone attack in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv / Photo: Oleksandr Manchenko, Gwara Media
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- The Russian attacks on the Kharkiv region killed 13 and injured 125 people during the week of October 28-November 3, reported the press service of the Regional Military Administration.
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