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UAV event in Kharkiv, Kyivskyi District area, Ukraine on Thu 2nd April 2026

2nd April 2026

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On the afternoon of April 2, Russian invaders attacked Kharkiv with Shahed attack UAVs. In the Kyiv district of the city, a drone hit a residential building, causing a fire and injuring a woman.

Source : State Emergency Service , Head of Kharkiv Regional Emergency Management Agency Oleg Synegubov

Verbatim from the State Emergency Service : "A fire broke out in an eight-story residential building: apartments on the second and third floors were on fire. The total area of the fire was 200 square meters. Previously, two women were injured."

Details : Rescuers and sappers of the State Emergency Service are involved in eliminating the consequences of the enemy attack. Psychologists of the Rescue Service are providing assistance to people at the scene.

The work continues under the constant threat of repeated strikes.

Let us remind you : Russian troops have attacked Kharkiv with drones 11 times since the beginning of the day.

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Kharkiv ( Kyivskyi District area )

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