- Title: Russians trying to 'erase Ukrainians', Kharkiv resident says after drone strikes
- Date: 27th March 2025
- Summary: KHARKIV, UKRAINE (MARCH 27, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING DAMAGED IN DRONE STRIKE VARIOUS OF HEAVILY DAMAGED GENERATOR SHED AND CAR (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) 43-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF DAMAGED BUILDING AND BUSINESS MANAGER, HANNA HLADKOVA, SAYING: "We sheltered at home and heard the impact, jumped out into the corridor and just sat on our knees. It was very loud
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- Keywords: Russia drone strike raid war
- Location: KHARKIV, UKRAINE
- City: KHARKIV, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001204727032025RP1
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- Story Text: Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, late on Wednesday (March 26), injuring nine people and causing considerable damage, emergency services and officials said.
Emergency services, posting on the Telegram messaging app, said the attacks started four fires in the city centre.
Firefighters were still working to put out flames on Thursday (March 27) morning.
The strikes caused serious damage to buildings, authorities said.
Mayor Ihor Terekhov said there had been at least 12 drone strikes on the city, a frequent target of Russia's military, located some 30 km (18 miles) from the border.
Kharkiv resisted capture in the early weeks of Russia's February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but has been repeatedly hit by drones and missiles and Russian forces changed the focus of their campaign to Ukraine's east.
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