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Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with strike drones overnight on Oct. 29, with damage and other consequences reported in at least two districts of the city.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported the attacks on Telegram.
According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russian forces repeatedly launched both jet-powered and conventional attack drones toward Kharkiv during the night.
At around 3:17 a.m., Terekhov reported a strike in the Kholodnohirskyi district, where a fire broke out at the impact site.
About an hour later, at 4:40 a.m., he reported a drone strike in the Saltivskyi district. He later clarified that an educational institution had been hit.
“According to updated information from the Situation Center, the enemy struck an educational institution,” Terekhov said.
Recent attacks on Kharkiv
Late on Oct. 27, Russian forces also attacked Kharkiv with drones. The strikes caused fires in an apartment building, a private house, outbuildings and an industrial building. Other homes, garages and vehicles were damaged.
On Oct. 24, another Russian attack destroyed the last operational Epicentr hypermarket in Kharkiv, according to local reports.
