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UAV event in Kharkiv, Novobavarskyi District area, Ukraine on Mon 18th May 2026

18th May 2026

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On the night of May 19, Russian forces attacked the Kholodnohirsky and Novobavarsky districts of Kharkiv with drones. Fires broke out at the sites of the strikes, more than 25 residential buildings were damaged. Three people were injured.

Source: Mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov , Head of Kharkiv OVA Oleg Synegubov

Sinegubov's direct speech: "Hostile UAV strikes were recorded in the Kholodnohirsk and Novobavarsk districts."

Details: According to Terekhov, the Russians attacked a civilian infrastructure facility in the Novobavarsky district. A fire broke out as a result of a hit by an enemy drone.

Currently, relevant services are working at the scene of the impact, and information about the extent of the damage and victims is being clarified.

Updated: At around 5:00 a.m., Russian occupiers again attacked the Novobavarsky district with strike UAVs. As a result of the shelling, two private houses caught fire, and more than 10 were damaged.

"Two people were rescued from one house, another person may be under the rubble - search and rescue operations are underway," Terekhov reported.

According to the head of the OVA, a 47-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman were injured in the enemy strike. The man was injured by glass, and the woman suffered an acute stress reaction.

The mayor later reported that three people were injured in two Russian strikes on the Novobavarsky district. At least 25 private homes and one high-rise building were damaged.

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