Overview
- On 17 January, a Molniya strike drone hit a non-residential building in Kharkiv’s Slobidskyi district, with no reported casualties.
- Mayor Ihor Terekhov later reported a separate evening impact on a critical infrastructure site in the same district.
- Earlier that day, a Russian strike severely damaged a critical facility in the Industrialnyi district, which he described as very significant.
- Terekhov said centralized heating and electricity are under acute pressure, with limited reserves and peak loads reducing stabilization options.
- The strikes reflect broader attacks using drones, missiles, guided bombs, and MLRS, which Moscow denies target civilian sites as Ukrainian officials and international bodies label the pattern war crimes.