Kharkiv strike: casualty toll up to 35, including 5 children

This was stated on Telegram by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, Ukrinform reports.

Kharkiv suffered a massive attack by "Shaheeds" / Photo: Vyacheslav Madievsky, Ukrinform

"This night, Kharkiv once again felt the horror and cynicism of Russian terror. For the second time in a week, the enemy carried out a combined attack, launching seven Shaheds at residential areas, hospitals, and municipal infrastructure. Two civilians – a male and a female – were killed. Thirty-five were injured, including five children. Thirteen people were hospitalized, one teenage girl remains in grave condition," Terekhov wrote, expressing condolences to the families of those killed in the attack.

Video: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

He noted that the most insidious attack was the one targeting a local military hospital. The mayor assured that municipal authorities are assisting the facility in all aspects of recovery to ensure uninterrupted treatment for wounded soldiers.

According to Terekhov, 27 residential buildings were damaged in the Shevchenkivskyi district, and almost a thousand windows were shattered. A market, a registry office, the House of Projects, a college, and a dormitory for internally displaced persons live were destroyed. More than 10 civilian cars and garages burned down.

Kholodnohirskyi district also suffered enemy attacks as 32 private homes were destroyed there, and more than 120 windows were shattered.

Municipal power grids, affected by the strike, were restored overnight, the mayor noted.

As reported, on the evening of March 29, the Russians launched a massive drone attack on Kharkiv.