In a series of coordinated drone attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, overnight on April 2, at least four individuals were killed, including three emergency rescue workers who were responding to the initial strikes. The attacks, attributed to Russian forces, also resulted in injuries to at least 20 other people. Kharkiv's Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov confirmed the casualties and injuries, highlighting the targeting of residential areas and the subsequent danger to first responders. The incidents mark a significant escalation in the conflict, drawing attention to the use of drone technology in warfare and its impact on civilian and emergency service personnel.
Russian drone attack kills at least four people, wounds 12 in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv https://t.co/tAc8zAu4Wc
Russian drone strike kills 4 people and wounds 12 in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city https://t.co/SZScVLxxND
#Kharkiv rescuers killed by Russia today🕯️ As a result of the Russian attack on Kharkiv during the night of April 2, four people were killed, and at least 20 were injured. 📷: Ihor Klymenko / Telegram https://t.co/hd9UoJ0YPs
🕯️ Aftermath of large-scale drone attack on Kharkiv: four wounded, 12 killed – photo https://t.co/Xdbwv3YKmz
Four people were killed and another 12 were injured in Russian drone strikes on Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv overnight, the city’s mayor Ihor Terekhov said on his Telegram channel on Thursday morning. 🔗: https://t.co/VWMgp2VkkW 📷: Ihor Terekhov / Telegram https://t.co/aLWO8Gk38A
Russia launches drone attack on Kharkiv that kills 4 people and wounds 12 https://t.co/TKXIEnVOiT
❗️Russian drones attacked #Kharkiv overnight, killing four people, three of whom were rescuers who arrived to deal with the aftermath of the first strikes. Another 12 people were injured, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported. 📷: State Emergency Service https://t.co/Gbpc6cGyei
Russian Drone Attack Kills at Least Four in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Officials Say https://t.co/CrNfGgaj53
⚡ Kharkiv's mayor showed the aftermath of Russian drone attacks. One drone hit an apartment building, second attack killed 3 rescuers. Total deaths now 4, with 12 injured. https://t.co/NIB2sP1CGU
⚡️3 killed in Russian attacks on Kharkiv. Russian strikes on the city of Kharkiv have killed three emergency rescue workers, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram in the early hours of April 4. https://t.co/G4RZY82Db6
Russian drones hit residences in #Kharkiv, #Ukraine’s second largest city, and three rescue workers have been killed in a repeat strike at the site of the attack, the mayor and the regional governor say. https://t.co/EUlmlrMMEe https://t.co/JlrGoScV4v
KHARKIV MAYOR, REGIONAL GOVERNOR SAY THREE RESCUE WORKERS KILLED IN RUSSIAN DRONE ATTACK ON CITY