Russian drone attacks killed a small child and four others in the northern town of Pryluky and injured another 17 in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, regional governors say.
A 1-year-old child and two women were among those killed, Viacheslav Chaus, the regional governor of Chernihiv, says on Telegram, with initial details showing six more injured and hospitalized.
At least six drones were used in the overnight attack that damaged buildings in the town’s residential area, Chaus says.
In Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov says strikes around 1 a.m. damaged seven apartment buildings, with direct hits on two.
“It flew into our neighbors’ apartment next door, and my child and I managed to run out into the hallway,” says resident Anastasiia Meleshchenko, adding that the ceiling began to crumble after a blast.
“Yesterday, workers had just finished repair work in my apartment after the previous attack.”
Reuters cannot independently verify the reports. There is no immediate comment from Russia.
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