This was reported by the city mayor Igor Terekhov and the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Sinegubov.
Around 21:55, a "Shahed" drone struck a building in the Saltivskyi district in the northern part of Kharkiv. The impact occurred between the first and second floors of a nine-story building, resulting in a fire covering an area of 30 m².
Updated at 00:38. Sinegubov reported that the number of injured has risen to six. Five of them are experiencing acute stress reactions, while a 12-year-old girl sustained a minor shrapnel wound.
Terekhov informed about a second strike on Kharkiv by a "Shahed." As a result of the impact, a fire broke out in a private house, injuring two individuals.
Recently, on December 18, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv using a "Molniya" drone. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
On December 20, as a result of Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region, three people were killed in the village of Shevchenkove in the Kupiansk district: two women aged 65 and 67, and a 33-year-old man.
Residents of Shevchenkove, Dvurechne, and Cheremushne were also affected.
In the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers did not conduct offensive operations but actively used aviation.
In the Kupiansk direction, there were ten attacks over the course of a day. Defense forces repelled the assault actions of the Russians near Lozova, Zahryzovo, and Kolesnykivka.