Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia hit by Russian aerial attacks

An overnight Russian drone onslaught has destroyed buildings and homes successful 3 districts successful the Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkiv.

In the bluish Shevchenkivskyi territory of Ukraine's second-largest city, section prosecutors recorded astatine slightest 3 rocket strikes, which destroyed 2 houses and acceptable occurrence to outbuildings and a adjacent forest.

In the Industrialnyi district, a weaponry is reported to person fallen betwixt a kindergarten and a school, and successful the Saltivka district, residents and volunteers are repairing the smashed windows of aggregate buildings.

There person been nary reports of immoderate casualties truthful far.

Meanwhile, successful Zaporizhzhia, immoderate 12 settlements are dealing with the aftermath of Russian aerial attacks, during which 1 74-year-old was killed and 2 67-year-old were injured.

According to the determination subject administration, the Russian service conducted 161 attacks connected the territory.

Six aerial attacks struck Komyshuvakha, Yulivka, Hryhorivka, Piatykhatky, Zherebianky and Novodarivka, portion 8 attacks from aggregate rocket launchers were recorded successful Robotyne and Huliaipole.

There were 80 artillery attacks connected the territories of Huliaipole, Orikhovе, Novoandriivka, Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka and Levadne, and the section medication says it received 32 reports of the demolition of residential buildings and infrastructure.

Russia's Ministry of Defence has besides released footage of what it says shows Russian Supercam drones striking Ukrainian service instrumentality and subject dugouts.

It besides claims to person changeable down 10 Baba Yaga hexocopters belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Euronews could not independently verify these claims.

It comes arsenic the seashore guards from China and Russia proceed conducting associated drills successful the waters adjacent the Peter the Great Gulf successful the Sea of Japan, which started connected Monday and volition extremity connected Friday.

According to the Beijing government-affiliated Centre for China and Globalisation (CCG), the drills and patrol tasks are not aimed astatine immoderate 3rd enactment and are "unrelated to the existent planetary and determination situations".