Drone attack on Kharkiv injures two, damages gas pipeline

16.04.2026 06:59

Ukrinform

Russian UAVs struck Kharkiv. One of the “suicide drones” hit near residential buildings in the Industrial District. In the Nemyshlyanskyi District, several private homes were damaged, a gas pipeline was severed, and two people are reported to have been injured.

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

“Kharkiv has been attacked by enemy drones—as of now, two enemy UAVs have struck the city. One in the Slobidskyi district; information regarding the second is being verified,” the message reads.

As Terekhov later noted, one of the “suicide drones” struck near residential buildings in the city’s Industrial District.

“In the Nemyshlyanskyi district, several private homes were damaged and a gas pipeline was severed after an enemy drone crashed onto the road. As of now, two casualties have been reported,” the mayor said at 1:06 a.m.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Russian army struck the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv, causing a fire at the site of the impact.

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