Injury toll in drone attack on Kharkiv rises to 27, two persons killed

This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"Unfortunately, the number of victims has increased to two. Rescuers have recovered the body of another deceased person from the rubble," he wrote.

According to the Mayor, the number of injured has reached 27.

Search and rescue operations continue in the Kholodnohirskyi district, Terekhov added.

Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov clarified that the wounded include five children aged 5 to 17. Three children are in hospitals, while two others received medical assistance at the scene.

According to the earlier reports, the attack involved Shahed drones hitting six locations in Kharkiv, damaging a shopping center, apartment buildings, a medical facility, and an office building.