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Drone Strikes Hit Kharkiv, Wound Firefighters as Border Guards Report No Buildup on Chernihiv Border

Officials report a sharp rise in Russian UAV use this year, with strikes increasingly hitting infrastructure, emergency services, homes.

Overview

  • Emergency officials reported six civilians were injured in overnight Russian attacks across Kharkiv region, including two members of local fire protection units.
  • A Russian drone struck the Rogan local fire brigade building, causing significant damage to the fire depot and its equipment.
  • Shelling ignited fires in Dokuchaievske and Ruska Lozova, burning private homes, a gas pipe and a civilian facility before crews extinguished the blazes.
  • Border Guard spokesperson Andriy Demchenko said shelling of Chernihiv region has increased, yet no accumulation of Russian equipment or small infantry groups is observed along that frontier.
  • Authorities confirmed the hospital death of a 66-year-old Pidlyman resident from a Nov. 2 FPV drone hit on a civilian car and clarified that one injured passenger was not related to the elderly couple.