- Title: Ukraine responders put out fire at hotel hit by Russian drone strike
- Date: 3rd April 2026
- Summary: KHARKIV, UKRAINE (APRIL 02, 2026) (REUTERS) (NIGHTSHOTS) VARIOUS OF UKRAINE FIRST RESPONDER CLIMBING LADDER, BUILDING FIRE VARIOUS OF RESPONDERS ON LADDER HOSING AT FIRE RESPONDER LOOKING AT BUILDING FIRE PARKED FIRE TRUCK ON STREET AND FIRE IN BACKGROUND BUILDING FIRE RESPONDERS WALKING NEXT TO PARKED FIRE TRUCK VARIOUS OF PARKED FIRE TRUCK ON STREET BUILDING FIRE
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- Keywords: KHARKIV Russia UKRAINE conflict drone attack fire war
- Location: KHARKIV, UKRAINE
- City: KHARKIV, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001969203042026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Ukrainian first responders battled fire at a hotel in the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, on Thursday (April 2) after a day-long barrage of drone strikes from Russia.
Kharkiv city officials said there had been at least 20 impacts from drones in four city districts.
Some of the strikes triggered fires and two people were injured in an evening attack, including an eight-year-old girl, according to city officials.
Further south, in the city of Zaporizhzhia, a regional government official said a Russian attack damaged a high-rise apartment building and a local business. No injuries were reported.
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