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Russia focused town of Kharkiv with an enormous drone assault late at night time on April 8, inflicting a number of fires and injuring no less than one individual.
The assault injured no less than one individual as of midnight native time, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov told the Ukrainian information outlet Suspilne. Earlier within the night time, Terekhov had said that two individuals had been injured within the drone strikes.
Not less than 15 explosions rocked Kharkiv late on April 8, in line with Governor Oleh Syniehubov. Russia launched waves of Shahed-type assault drones in a "large" strike on town, inflicting fires and property injury.
Over 20 drones focused Kharkiv, Terekhov mentioned, with 17 putting the Osnovyanskyi district.
Different drones struck the Shevchenkivskyi, Kyivskyi, and Industrial districts, damaging property, Syniehubov mentioned.
On the identical night time, Russia launched a large-scale drone attack against Dnipro, injuring no less than 14 individuals.
The northeastern metropolis of Kharkiv is a frequent goal of Russian aerial strikes. All through the full-scale warfare, Russia has relentlessly battered town with large-scale missile, drone, and glide bomb assaults, typically putting densely populated civilian districts.
Final week, a mass Russian drone attack killed 4 individuals in Kharkiv and injured one other 35, together with a toddler.
Russia continues to focus on Ukraine's residential neighborhoods and civilian infrastructure amid a partial "ceasefire" on vitality services. Kyiv has offered the U.S. with proof that Russia has violated the energy ceasefireon a number of events.
Moscow has additionally refused repeated proposals from Washington for a 30-day ceasefire on all hostilities, despite the fact that Ukraine has mentioned it’s ready to enter a whole ceasefire as soon as Russia agrees to the phrases.
The Kyiv IndependentYuliia Taradiuk