Kharkiv is under drone attack; there have been hits and a fire
On the evening of May 21, Kharkiv came under attack by Russian drones, resulting in strikes on residential buildings and near a shopping center, as well as a fire. No reports of casualties have been received so far, and the extent of the damage is being assessed. Emergency services are on the scene working to address the aftermath of the attack. This was reported in a Telegram message from Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
On the evening of May 21, Russian forces attacked the city with drones, using “Molniya”-type strike drones, resulting in several hits recorded in different parts of the city.
According to him, one of the strikes hit the border between the Nemyshlyanskyi and Saltivskyi districts, where a drone struck the roof of a private home, causing a fire, though there were reportedly no casualties. “We have a hit from an enemy ‘Molniya’ on the border between the districts. It struck the roof of a private home—no casualties, but a fire broke out,” noted Ihor Terekhov.
Another strike was recorded in the Kyiv district of the city—a drone fell near a shopping center, where the extent of the damage and possible consequences are currently being assessed.
There is currently no information on casualties, but emergency services continue to work in the city, extinguishing fires and assessing the damage following the nighttime attack.
On the night of May 21, fighters from the Special Operations Forces (SSO) and Unmanned Systems Forces (USB) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine delivered a precision strike on the Syzran Oil Refinery in the Samara Region of the Russian Federation.
In Russia, following the drone attack, fires broke out at the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and on the grounds of the Azot chemical plant in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai.
On the night of May 20, a series of explosions rocked the Stavropol Krai of Russia, followed by reports of damage to the Nevinnomyssk Azot plant. The plant is one of the largest producers of ammonia and ammonium nitrate in the Russian Federation. Information regarding the extent of the damage and the consequences of the attack is being clarified.
