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Russia Pounds Kharkiv With Drones as Zaporizhia Endures 663 Strikes in One Day

Officials say the overnight assaults triggered evacuations and war‑crime investigations.

Overview

  • Kharkiv regional leaders reported a mass Geran‑2 drone attack around midnight that injured 32 people, including two children and an 18‑year‑old, with six hospitalized.
  • Police said 36 residents sought medical help and evacuated 48 people from a smoke‑filled apartment block as emergency crews worked at multiple impact sites.
  • Authorities documented damage to more than 10 apartment buildings as well as garages, commercial premises, a paramedic substation, a supermarket, public transport and dozens of cars.
  • In Zaporizhia region, the governor counted 663 strikes across 21 settlements in the past day, comprising 11 aviation strikes, 391 UAVs mostly of the FPV type, 5 MLRS salvos and 256 artillery attacks.
  • Zaporizhia officials logged 16 damage reports to homes, vehicles and infrastructure, with earlier reports of two men wounded in an attack on the Pology district.