Russia kills two in Ukraine’s Kharkiv; war grinds on, focus on Middle East
Al Jazeera
At least seven people injured in the northeastern city of Kharkiv after a drone hit a ‘civilian enterprise’, officials say.
Russian drone strikes on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have killed two people and wounded several others, local officials said.
“A civilian enterprise caught fire as a result of the enemy strike,” Kharkiv regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said on Wednesday, adding that three women and four men had been hospitalised.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed Syniehubov’s remarks, posting on the Telegram messaging app that preliminary information showed two people were killed.
Governor Syniehubov said the wounded were in serious condition and receiving necessary medical assistance.
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