Russia launched a massive unmanned aircraft late Friday in Kharkov, Ukraine’s second largest city, hitting a block of flats, causing fires and injuring at least nine people, officials said.

The mayor IXor Terehoffwriting in the Telegram messaging application app of 12 wounded in 12. He said they were 17 attacks in the citywhich is a recurring target of Russian air strikes and is 30 km (19 miles) from the country’s northeast border.

Terehov said he had also been hit by a house. An 11 -year -old child was among the injured. Eight of the injured are hospitalized.

Photos posted online showed firefighters fighting flames, charred facades of buildings with broken windows and cars in flames full of ruins.

Kharkov

‘The number of injured in the mass attack on Kharkov with drones shahad (Iranian planning) increased to 35 ‘said Harcov’s Regional Governor Tale through Telegram, while officials speak for 46 injured.

He had said earlier that a home, a high apartment building, a shop and a parking lot had suffered damage to drones and that the main target of the attack was the central area of ​​Saltibski of Harkov.

Convoumbov also said that emergency workshops were working all night to face the consequences of the attack, despite fears of repeated attacks.

Regional authorities said four people were also injured in a joint Russian attack with an unmanned aircraft and artillery in areas east of Nicopolis in its southeast area Dnepropetrovsk.

In the southern area Peninsulaa village resident killed When a fallen drone exploded as he tried to carry it away from a house.

Kharkov

The raid continued with Russian blows to Zaporiaduring which more than 20 people were injured, according to authorities there.

Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense said its airline units destroyed 10 unmanned aircraft in one hour – eight above its border area Bryansk and two over the Crimeaa black sea peninsula attached to Moscow in 2014.

THE Yuri Slusarduty ruler of the region RostovAt the eastern border of Ukraine, he said that air defense units were destroyed by Ukrainian unmanned aircraft in five areas. Falling fragments caused damage to some homes, he said, but there were no casualties.

Russia denies That it has deliberately targeted civilians, though thousands have been killed since a total invasion of its neighboring country began in February 2022.

Zelenski: Ukraine needs stronger air defense

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski condemned drones attacks that hit Ukrainian cities several times this week. Said that “Dozens of unmanned aircraft had been launched and that Ukraine’s allies are moving too late to boost the country’s air defense.”

“There were no military targets, nor could they exist. Russia hits homes when Ukrainians are in their homes when they put their children to sleep. “Zelenski wrote on Telegram.

“As decision making is delayed, Ukraine is experiencing a horror that results in life loss. Ukraine needs stronger air defense. Stronger and substantial decisions from our partners, the United States, Europe, all our partners who seek peace. “stressed the Ukrainian president.