Major city under drone attack: Strike hits downtown area, fire breaks out
Multiple strikes have been reported across several districts of the city, triggering fires.
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A series of explosions rocked Kharkiv on the evening of June 9 during a Russian strike drone attack, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
The first drone strike hit the Slobidskyi district, he said. Shortly after, another attack was confirmed in the city center, within the Kyivskyi district.
«Another strike hit the city center in the Kyivskyi district. A fire has broken out at the scene. We are clarifying the details,» Terekhov wrote.
The mayor later reported another explosion in Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi district.
It was also confirmed that a Russian drone struck a four-story building in the Kyivskyi district, igniting a blaze at the site.