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Russia attacked Kharkiv with drones; one person was killed

UA NEWS 23 September 2026 08:53
Russia attacked Kharkiv with drones; one person was killed

On the night of September 23, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with strike drones. A strike was recorded in the Kyivskyi district of the city; one person was killed as a result of the attack. 

According to Igor Terekhov, two enemy drones struck Kharkiv

The attack caused two cars to catch fire and shattered windows in nearby high-rise buildings.

Later, the mayor confirmed that one person had been killed.

Thus, one person was killed as a result of the nighttime attack by Russian drones on Kharkiv.

Russian forces regularly strike Kharkiv with drones, causing damage to residential and civilian infrastructure in the city.

During the nighttime attack on September 23, the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv bore the brunt of the strike. According to preliminary reports, two UAVs caused car fires and damaged windows in high-rise buildings.

On September 17, Russian forces struck a shopping center in Kharkiv. The attack was reported by the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov, and the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Oleg Synehubov.

According to Oleg Sinehubov, a UAV struck a shopping center in the Osnovyanskyi District. A fire broke out in the building after the strike, and emergency services responded to the scene.

According to updated reports, one female employee of the shopping center sought medical attention due to an acute stress reaction. At the time of the strike, employees and visitors were taking shelter.

Russian attacks on Kharkiv continue to pose a threat to the civilian population and the city’s infrastructure.

This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

On the morning of September 23, Russian forces attacked Kyiv with strike drones. Strikes were recorded in the Holosiivskyi and Darnytskyi districts of the capital. Preliminary reports indicate that one person was injured.

On the night of September 23, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 161 strike drones of various types. Among them were 82 jet-powered UAVs. As of 8:00 a.m., air defense forces had destroyed or neutralized 119 enemy drones and three additional “Banderole”/“Dan-T” drones. 

Since the evening of September 22, Russian troops have attacked two districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times. The occupiers used drones and dropped aerial bombs; one person was injured as a result of the attacks.

We should add that drones attacked the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions overnight.

As a reminder, Russia struck Kharkiv on the night of September 23, resulting in one fatality.

On the morning of September 23, air raid alerts were issued in Kyiv and several regions due to the threat of drones.

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