On the evening of December 30 and the night of December 31, the Russian army launched a series of attacks with Shahed missiles and drones on the center of Kharkov, the mayor of the city Igor Terekhov announced this.
According to the latest data from the head of the regional military administration Oleg Sinegubov, As a result of the attack, 28 people were injured, 12 wounded were hospitalized with mild to moderate injuries.
Among the victims is a journalist from the UK, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klimenko. The regional prosecutor's office added that the Kharkiv Palace hotel, apartment buildings, a kindergarten, shops and offices were damaged during the shelling.
Sinegubov writes that the Regional Clinical Hospital, a dental clinic and two city hospitals also came under fire.
The Kiev OVA also reported about a night attack by drones — a fire broke out at one of the critical infrastructure facilities due to falling debris, it was promptly extinguished, there were fatalities and no injuries.
Updated at 10:20. Data about the victims has been clarified.