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UkrainePublished: 12 July 2026 at 04:36

Russian drone attack on Kharkiv injures two, including a minor

In the early hours of July 12, Russian forces struck three districts of Kharkiv with drones, causing a fire and injuring two people, among them a 16-year-old girl.

Foto: Ukrainska Pravda

On the night of July 12, Russian occupation forces launched drone strikes on the Shevchenkivskyi, Saltivskyi, and Kyivskyi districts of Kharkiv. The attack sparked a fire and left two people wounded, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov and the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov.

Terekhov reported that enemy drones hit the Shevchenkivskyi district, while in the Kyivskyi district a strike caused a fire. He also warned that Shahed-type drones were still present over the city. Later, the regional administration updated that two people were injured in Shevchenkivskyi district, including a 16-year-old girl. Hits were also confirmed in the Saltivskyi district.

Earlier that same night, Russian forces struck a food industry enterprise in Dnipro.

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