UkrainePublished: 8 July 2026 at 21:37

One person injured in Russian strike on petrol station in Kharkiv

A Russian drone attack on a petrol station in Kharkiv's Shevchenkivskyi district left one person injured; separate missile strikes killed two and wounded 42.

Russian forces struck a petrol station in Kharkiv on 8 July, injuring one person. According to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, the attack occurred in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where an enemy drone hit the petrol station, sparking a fire. The injured person suffered a shrapnel wound. No other casualties have been reported at this time.

These attacks follow separate missile strikes on Kharkiv's Nemyshlianskyi district overnight on 7-8 July and again in the morning. One of the missiles hit a five-storey apartment building, killing two people and injuring 42 others.

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