Russians strike Kharkiv with “Shahed”

Russians strike Kharkiv with “Shahed”

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On the night of March 8, Russian troops attacked the Saltivskyi district of Kharkiv with a strike drone.

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

“The enemy struck the Saltivskyi district of the city with a ‘shahid’. We are clarifying the consequences,” he said.

Read also: Enemy attacks civilians in Kharkiv region with drones, resulting in two deaths

As reported by Ukrinform, the enemy strike effectively destroyed the entrance to a five-story residential building in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv. Eleven people were reported injured, including boys aged 6 and 11 and a 17-year-old girl.

March 9 has been declared a day of mourning in Kharkiv for those killed in the missile strike on the high-rise building.

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