An estimated 50 individuals had been harm, together with an 11-year-old little one, when Russia attacked the town of Kharkiv with drones late Friday, officers stated.
Calling it a “huge assault,” Kharkiv governor Oleg Synegubov wrote on Telegram that the drones hit 4 components of the town whereas inflicting fires and damaging properties, buildings and vehicles.
The Kharkiv mayor stated 12 completely different places in these 4 districts had been hit and that eight individuals are nonetheless within the hospital in average situation.
Despite the fact that there might be extra assaults, emergency staff are on the bottom placing out fires and cleansing up injury as medical employees labored onerous to assist the injured.
Solely hours early, Russia had launched one other assault, this time on Zaporizhzhia, hurting 29 individuals.
These assaults occurred simply earlier than Russia’s deliberate three-day ceasefire for its World Battle II vacation as Ukraine says this “ceasefire” is only for present and never actual, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the drones hit properties, not army locations.
“Russia assaults when individuals are of their properties, placing their kids to mattress,” he stated.
Folks stand exterior their partially destroyed home after a drone strike on Kharkiv late on Might 3, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Forty seven individuals had been wounded and harassed on account of seventeen Russian drones night time assault to civilian infrastructure, residential buildings,homes and retailers in Kharkiv.
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Earlier this week, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned on Wednesday that “a complete sequence of nuances” must be addressed earlier than Russia will comply with any U.S.-brokered peace deal to finish Moscow’s 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin, Peskov stated, “stated that he helps this initiative — the institution of a ceasefire, he helps it, however earlier than going for it, a complete sequence of questions should be answered and a complete sequence of nuances should be resolved,” as quoted by the state-run Tass information company.
Zelenskyy once more urged higher worldwide stress on the Kremlin this week, citing the newest spherical of drone strikes a number of days in the past wherein 45 individuals had been injured in Kharkiv — together with two kids — and one particular person was killed in Dnipro.
“Russian drones proceed flying over Ukrainian skies all morning,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. “And this occurs each single day. That is why stress on Russia is required — robust, further sanctions that really work. Not simply phrases or makes an attempt at persuasion — solely stress can drive Russia to comply with a ceasefire and finish the struggle.”
ABC Information’ David Brennan contributed to this report.
