Russia Strikes Kharkiv With Jet-Powered Shahed Drone, Injuring Three and Damaging 10 Homes

Russian forces struck the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with a jet-powered Shahed drone late Friday, Oct. 30, injuring three people and damaging 10 residential buildings, according to local authorities. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed the casualties in a Telegram update, saying the Russian strike hit the city’s Osnovianskyi district, where a fire broke out.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Three people were injured as a result of the enemy strike,” Terekhov said. The mayor also reported damage to 10 residential buildings. Emergency services responded to the scene as authorities assessed the destruction. The attack followed another Russian drone strike earlier Friday that hit a shopping and entertainment center in Kharkiv’s Kyivskyi district, injuring four people. According to the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office, one woman sustained blast injuries, a closed head injury and an acute stress reaction. The other three victims experienced acute stress reactions. Investigators said Russian forces used a Geran-3 jet-powered attack drone, which struck the roof of the Dafi shopping and entertainment center. The attack sparked a fire and damaged the roof, prompting the shopping center’s management to announce that operations would resume gradually after emergency crews completed their work and the necessary safety approvals were obtained. The latest strikes come amid an intensifying Russian drone campaign against Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, located close to the Russian border. Other Topics of Interest Ukraine Allocates $7.8M to Repair Shelters in Maternity Hospitals With Hr. 59.8 million ($1.3 million), Ukraine will fund gabions, metal shutters and impact-resistant window film for operating rooms and intensive care units. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, another Russian drone attack on Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi district killed one person and injured four others, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian prosecutors have opened war crimes investigations into attacks on civilian targets in Kharkiv. Deliberately directing attacks against civilians or civilian objects constitutes a war crime under international humanitarian law. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.