Kharkiv Under Attack: Drone Strike Injures Eight, Including a Child

Kharkiv, Ukraine, came under attack on the evening of March 9, with a drone strike impacting residential areas and injuring eight people, including a 16-year-classic girl and a child, according to local officials.

Igor Terekhov, the Mayor of Kharkiv, initially reported injuries near residential high-rise buildings. Oleg Sinegubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, confirmed a fire broke out as a result of the impact, with cars and apartments on the lower floors of a building catching fire Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office.

The initial reports indicated two injuries, but the number quickly rose. Terekhov later stated that five people were injured, including a child. By 10:55 PM local time, the prosecutor’s office reported the number of victims had increased to eight Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office.

Preliminary investigations by the prosecutor’s office suggest the strike was carried out using a Geran-2 type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Four men were wounded, and a woman and the 16-year-old girl experienced acute stress reactions Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office.

Ruslan Kravchenko is the current Prosecutor General of Ukraine, having been appointed on June 17, 2025 Wikipedia.