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Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 3, injures 19, including 2 children

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Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 3, injures 19, including 2 children
The aftermath of a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv on June 7, 2025. The overnight drone, missile, and guided bomb attacks killed at least 3 people and injured 19. (Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration/Telegram)

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with drones, missiles, and KAB guided bombs overnight on June 7, killing at least three people and injuring 19, officials said.

Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said that drones had struck civilian targets across the city, including a 9-story residential building, local enterprise, a home, and other facilities.

Emergency crews are currently on-scene, searching for additional victims stuck underneath the rubble.

Two children were injured in the attack, including a 1-month-old baby, Syniehubov said.

At least 40 explosions were recorded across the city amid the attack, local media reported. Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that the Osnovyanskyi and Kyiv districts of the city suffered strikes.

According to Terekhov, 48 Shahed drones, two missiles, and four guided aerial bombs were launched toward the city.

The full extent of the damage was not immediately clear, and no information was provided on the status of the injured victims.

Located along the front line, Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine's northeast is a regular target of Russian missile, drone, and glide bomb attacks from across the border.

Overnight on June 5, Russian missile and drone attacks on Kharkiv injured 17 people, including four children.

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Dmytro Basmat is a senior news editor for The Kyiv Independent. He previously worked in Canadian politics as a communications lead and spokesperson for a national political party, and as a communications assistant for a Canadian Member of Parliament. Basmat has a Master's degree in Political Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance from Toronto Metropolitan University.

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