Russian forces launch at least 6 FPV drones at Kharkiv, killing 1, injuring 4 (Photos)

UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Sep. 23 — On Sep. 22, Russian forces attacked the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv with at least six first-person view (FPV) drones, Oleh Syniehubov, the governor, and Ihor Terekhov, the city’s mayor, reported in their official Telegram channels.

Gwara Media journalists visited several impact sites to document the consequences of the Russian attacks.

The Russians launched their first attack on Kharkiv around 2:00 p.m. A drone struck an open area near a car dealership. The attack injured a 28-year-old woman and damaged the building’s windows.

Damaged car dealership in Kharkiv after Russian attack on Sep. 22 / Photo: Gwara Media, Liubov Yemets

An hour later, Terekhov reported another Russian FPV drone attack near an apartment building. According to the governor, the drone crashed without exploding.

A third drone attacked the area near the exit of a subway station and some apartment buildings, injuring three people.

Glass and drone debris after Russian attack on Sep. 22 / Photo: Gwara Media, Liubov Yemets

Overnight, the Russians launched a series of FPV drone attacks on the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv again.

“Four days ago, we were running from an FPV that was chasing us,” Maksym, Kharkiv local, described the safety situation in his district.

Maksym said it was the first time he had heard an explosion so close.

Rescuers extinguish a burning car after Russian attack on Sep. 22 / Photo: Gwara Media, Liubov Yemets

According to other locals, a Russian FPV drone attacked a car, setting the vehicle on fire. Another car stopped nearby. People got out to help, and just then, a second drone hit the stopped car.

The attack killed one person. Experts found remains in the burned-out car.

Rescuers pull a person’s remains from a burned-out car after Russian attack on Sep. 22 / Photo: Gwara Media, Liubov Yemets

Another FPV drone crashed near a high-rise building.

When Gwara journalists approached Dmytro, another Kharkiv local, he was collecting the pieces of the drone and a fiber-optic cable under the windows of his apartment.

Earlier, Dmytro evacuated from Ruska Lozova, a village north of Kharkiv. He said that Russian FPV drone attacks are common there, so he had grown used to “living like this.”

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