Three children among 27 wounded in Russia's drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine says

At slightest 3 children were among 27 radical wounded arsenic a effect of a Russian drone onslaught connected Ukraine's second-largest metropolis of Kharkiv overnight that damaged apartments and a kindergarten, Ukrainian authorities said connected Monday (July 7, 2025). Kharkiv, which lies successful northeastern Ukraine adjacent the borderline with Russia, has been the people of regular Russian drone and rocket attacks since the commencement of the warfare that Moscow launched with a full-scale penetration much than 3 years ago.

A occurrence broke retired successful a multi-storey residential gathering successful Kharkiv arsenic a effect of the attack, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

Oleh Sinehubov, Governor of the broader Kharkiv portion of which the metropolis of Kharkiv is the administrative centre, said that astir of the injuries occurred successful the city's Shevchenkivskyi district.

Emergency services were moving astatine the site, Mr. Sinehubov said connected the Telegram messaging app.

The afloat standard of the onslaught was not instantly clear. There was nary remark connected the attacks from Moscow. Both sides contradict targeting civilians successful the war, but thousands of civilians person died successful the conflict, the immense bulk of them Ukrainian.

A Russian onslaught connected the portion of Sumy, besides successful Ukraine's northeast, connected Sunday day killed 2 radical and injured different two, portion damaging astir 20 buildings, State Emergency Service of Ukraine said connected Telegram.

An overnight onslaught damaged respective buildings and cars successful 3 of the 10 districts of the Ukrainian superior of Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said connected Telegram. There were nary reports of injuries, helium added.