Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.
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Russia launched overnight drone strikes in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, injuring at least six people and hitting critical infrastructure, commercial and residential buildings, officials said on Saturday. .
The Ukrainian Air Force said Russian forces launched 13 Shahed drones targeting the northeast and center of the country. Air force commanders said air defense forces shot down all the drones.
However, fragments from the downed drone hit civilian targets in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, injuring four people and causing a fire in an office building, the Kharkiv region’s governor said.
Oleh Synehubov wrote on the Telegram messaging app that a 13-year-old child and a woman were being treated in hospital. Two other women were treated at the scene. He added that emergency services were working to control the fire.
Serhiy Lysak, governor of the industrial Dnipropetrovsk region, said two people were injured. He said a critical infrastructure and three houses were damaged.
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