Russia attacks Kharkiv with 15 kamikaze drones killing 4, injuring 17, including children (Photo)

UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Nov. 24 — In the evening of Nov. 23, Russian forces attacked the Shevchenkivskyi, Kholodnohirskyi, and Saltivskyi districts of Kharkiv, killing four and injuring 17 people, reported Ihor Terekhov, the city’s mayor.

Gwara Media journalists visited the impact site in the Shevchenkivskyi district to document the consequences of the Russian attack.

This material contains images of traumatic scenes.

Firefighters extinguish a fire in the Shevchenkivskyi district after a Russian attack on Kharkiv on Nov. 23 / Photo: Gwara Media, Mykyta Kuznetsov

Russian attacks killed three women aged 27, 41, and 69 and a 55-year-old man, reported Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of the region.

The Russian attack also injured an 11-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy. 

 Currently, two people remain hospitalized. 

Emergency worker with a dog during a rescue operation after the Russian attack on Kharkiv on Nov. 23 / Photo: Gwara Media, Mykyta Kuznetsov

Kharkiv locals are waiting for the rescue operation to end to find out if their loved ones are alive after the Russian attack on Kharkiv on Nov. 23 / Photo: Gwara Media, Mykyta Kuznetsov

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, Russian drones hit the apartment building, blowing out windows and damaging cars nearby.

Attack drones also hit 7 houses in this district, damaging power lines and electric wires for city lighting.

Rescuers carry the body of a killed woman after a Russian attack on Kharkiv on Nov. 23 / Photo: Gwara Media, Mykyta Kuznetsov

In the Saltivskyi district, Russians attacked several houses, damaging the nearest apartment buildings and school.

“The power substation suffered significant damage,” reported mayor Terekhov.

After the strike, about 25,000 customers were left without power, and several thousand remain without power at this time, Syniehubov reported during an interview with Ukrainian media Suspilne.

Electricians repair broken power lines after Russian attack on Kharkiv on Nov. 23 / Photo: Gwara Media, Mykyta Kuznetsov

A destroyed car in a yard after a Russian attack on Kharkiv on Nov. 23 / Photo: Gwara Media, Mykyta Kuznetsov

In the Kholodnohirskyi district, Russian drones attacked civilian businesses and storage buildings.

The mayor said that a Russian attack damaged 40 houses in total, and over 500 windows were broken. The specialists continue additional examination.

Firefighters extinguish a fire in the Shevchenkivskyi district after a Russian attack on Kharkiv on Nov. 23 / Photo: Gwara Media, Mykyta Kuznetsov

Russians also damaged the heat supply network. “As for now all of this has been repaired,” Terekhov said during the national telethon

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