First responders work on the scene of an overnight drone attack in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 04 April 2024, amid the Russian invasion. EFE-EPA/YAKIV LIASHENKO

At least 4 dead, 12 injured in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Kyiv, Apr 4 (EFE).- At least four people were killed and another 12 injured in multiple Russian attacks against Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, official said Thursday.Several buildings in the city were damaged in successive drone attacks carried out early Thursday and four people were killed, including three rescue service personnel and a resident, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a statement posted on its website.Among the injured was a rescue worker, a police officer and a nurse, it added. In a post on Telegram, Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Military Administration of the Kharkiv region, said that at least 15 enemy drones were launched over Kharkiv, some of which were shot down by the air defense forces.”4 people died. 12 suffered injuries of varying degrees : 3 in serious condition, 5 medium, others light,” he added. Kharkiv’s mayor Igor Terekhov also said the city had been attacked by Shahed drones and confirmed the death toll. EFEint-rml/pd

First responders work on the scene of an overnight drone attack in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 04 April 2024, amid the Russian invasion. EFE-EPA/YAKIV LIASHENKO
Ukrainian medical workers help an injured man on the scene of an overnight drone attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 04 April 2024. EFE-EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV
Ukrainian rescuers work on the scene of an overnight drone attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 04 April 2024. EFE-EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV
Kharkiv (Ukraine), 03/04/2024.- Ukrainian medical workers help an injured man on the scene of an overnight drone attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 04 April 2024, amid the Russian invasion. At least four people were killed, including three rescuers, and 11 wounded in the drone attack, according to a National Police report. Around 15 drones in total were launched by Russia over the city of Kharkiv, and some of them were shot down by air defense forces, according to the head of the Kharkiv Military Administration Oleg Synegubov. Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory on 24 February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. (Rusia, Ucrania) EFE/EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV
The scene of an overnight drone attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 04 April 2024. EFE-EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV