Russia launched a fresh wave of missile, bomb, and drone attacks across Ukraine early Friday, April 3, striking Kharkiv and Shostka, killing at least one civilian and injuring several others as a large-scale drone assault continued.
Early Friday morning, April 3, Russian forces launched missile strikes on Kharkiv.
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According to Mayor Ihor Terekhov, four ballistic missiles hit the city’s Kyivskyi district, damaging multiple high-rise residential buildings, shattering windows, and rupturing a gas pipeline.
Regional authorities said a 63-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized, while an 18-year-old girl suffered an acute stress reaction.
In the Sumy region, Russian forces struck Shostka with four guided aerial bombs (KABs), hitting both private homes and a residential building.
Officials confirmed that a 59-year-old woman was killed in the attack. Three others were wounded and hospitalized, including a 29-year-old woman in critical condition. The victim’s relatives were among the injured.
The strikes followed a drone attack on Kharkiv late on April 2, which injured six people, including an 8-year-old girl and a baby. All suffered acute stress reactions.
Four districts of the city – Novobavarskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Kharkivskyi, and Osnovianskyi – were affected. A store was damaged, and a nearby four-story building caught fire.
Russian forces also targeted Zaporizhzhia late on April 2. The blast wave damaged a high-rise building and a utility facility, though no casualties were reported.
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