Interfax-Ukraine
10:16 02.04.2025

Eight civilians injured, large-scale fires and destruction reported in Kharkiv

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Eight civilians injured, large-scale fires and destruction reported in Kharkiv

Eight casualties, fires and destruction were recorded in Kharkiv during a massive night attack by enemy drones, said Dmytro Chubenko, press secretary of the regional prosecutor's office.

Eight people were injured, including a 9-month-old baby, a 7-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl.

Most of the UAV hits were recorded in industrial areas.

"Until now [as of 3:00] fires continue in warehouses and production facilities, high-rise and two-story buildings, their total area is about 2,000 square meters," Chubenko said in a video comment distributed by the press service.

According to him, it’s about various civilian enterprises, in particular textile ones.

In addition, as a result of the UAV attack, about 20 private houses were damaged. At the site of the hit, law enforcement officers seized parts of the Geran-2 UAV.

A pretrial investigation has been initiated under Part 1 of Article 438 (war crimes) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

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