0 out of 25,000

Quality journalism takes work — and a community that cares.
Help us reach 25,000 members by the end of 2025.

News Feed

UPDATED: Russian attack against Kharkiv district kills 1, injures 2

1 min read
UPDATED: Russian attack against Kharkiv district kills 1, injures 2
A tractor damaged following a Russian attack against the Kharkiv district on April 4, 2024. (Governor Oleh Syniehubov/Telegram)

Editor's note: The story was updated with additional information about the victims.

A Russian attack against the Kharkiv district around 1 p.m. on April 4 killed a man in a tractor, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

The victim was killed in an area between settlements, the governor noted.

Syniehubov later clarified that the man killed was a 36-year-old employee of an agricultural enterprise. He was killed on a plot of land between the villages of Berezivka and Korotych, the governor said.

Two other men who were working in the field, aged 55 and 21, were reportedly injured and hospitalized.

Overnight on April 4, Russian drone attacks killed four people, including first responders, and injured 12 others in Kharkiv.

Settlements in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast are subjected to near-daily attacks by Russian forces due to their proximity to the border with Russia.

Moscow's troops recently intensified their attacks against Kharkiv, destroying nearly all of its energy infrastructure.

Update: 4 killed, including first responders, 12 injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv
Avatar
Martin Fornusek

Reporter

Martin Fornusek is a reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in international and regional politics, history, and disinformation. Based in Lviv, Martin often reports on international politics, with a focus on analyzing developments related to Ukraine and Russia. His career in journalism began in 2021 after graduating from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, earning a Master's degree in Conflict and Democracy Studies. Martin has been invited to speak on Times Radio, France 24, Czech Television, and Radio Free Europe. He speaks English, Czech, and Ukrainian.

Read more
News Feed
Video

The Kyiv Independent’s Oleksiy Sorokin sits down with Daria Kaleniuk, executive director of Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Action Center, to discuss Ukraine’s biggest wartime corruption scandal, which involves people from President Volodymyr Zelensky's circle and several government officials.

Show More