Three people lost their lives, including one child, while 17 were injured by a new Russian attack with drones at Kharkov In the northeast Ukraine Sunday night (17.8.25), a few hours before Donald Trump’s long -awaited meeting with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and the European leaders who accompany him to the White House.
“Three people are dead, including young child. Another 17 people were injured, including six children, “Harcov’s mayor IXor Tethhoff, who earlier spoke of fires in an apartment building due to the raid of drones, said via Telegram.
Will this ever end? This morning, Russians turned Kharkiv into a living hell
The occupiers deliberately struck a residential apartment block. The footage shows the horrific aftermath: fires broke out in apartments, parts of the building collapsed, and people are being pulled… pic.twitter.com/A7n4iuw0Gh
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 18, 2025
The city, very close to the border with Russia, the second most populous of Ukraine before the war broke out in February 2022, had been hit a few hours earlier by a Russian ballistic missile that injured at least 11 people, according to Mayor Tetho.
Meanwhile, according to the Russian news agency RIA cited by the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russia’s anti -aircraft defense systems destroyed a total of 23 unmanned Ukraine air vehicles during Sunday night.
As a rule, the announcements of the species concern only how many drones were dismissed, not how many were launched on the Ukrainian side.