Russia attacks Kharkiv with missiles, drones, injures man (Photo)

- 04 June 2025 | 12:53
Damaged building after Russian attack on Novobavarskyi district on June 4

UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Jun 4 — From 2:30 to 4:00 a.m. Russian forces conducted a combined attack with two missiles and nine Shahed drones on the Novobavarskyi district of Kharkiv, injuring a 30-year-old man who was stabilized by the first responders. Gwara Media worked on the impact site to document the consequences of the Russian attack.

Over the past day, Russians also attacked 11 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast, killing two and injuring five people, said Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the region.

Damaged building after Russian attack on Novobavarskyi district on June 4 / Photo: Serhii Prokopenko, Gwara Media

Ihor Terekhov, the Kharkiv mayor, said that the Russian attack hit seven locations, damaging civilian businesses, seven houses, an automobile repair building, and a park.

Damaged building after Russian attack on Novobavarskyi district on June 4 / Photo: Serhii Prokopenko, Gwara Media

“We recorded nine Shahed drones, but one Shahed did not explode in the park. The State Emergency Service and firefighters disarmed this drone,” said Bohdan Hladkykh, head of the Kharkiv City Council’s Emergency Situations Department, to Gwara Media.

Hladkykh also noted that one of the Shaheds hit the house, setting it on fire and injuring a man. The rest of the drones attacked the territory of civilian business.

Work of municipal services and volunteers after Russian attack on Novobavarskyi district on June 4 / Photo: Serhii Prokopenko, Gwara Media

Now, all municipal services and volunteers are working at the impact site.

Work of municipal services and volunteers after Russian attack on Novobavarskyi district on June 4 / Photo: Serhii Prokopenko, Gwara Media

On the morning of June 4, Russian troops attacked the filling station in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv with a “Molniya” drone, injuring a man.

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