Governor: Injured in Russian assault in Kharkiv | EUROtoday

As of: January 2, 2026 7:37 p.m

Peace talks are underway on the worldwide stage, however the struggle continues in Ukraine. Russia shelled town of Kharkiv, which is near the entrance. According to Ukrainian data, a residential space was hit.

According to the regional governor, at the very least 19 individuals have been injured in a Russian air strike on the northeastern Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkiv, which is near the entrance. In the night, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on the Telegram messenger service that 30 individuals have been injured and there was important injury to a high-rise constructing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj spoke of two rockets that, in keeping with preliminary findings, hit a residential space. He referred to as the assault “despicable.” Footage from Kharkiv from the AFP information company confirmed broken multi-story buildings, smoking piles of rubble and firefighters on responsibility.

Russia had threatened penalties

The day earlier than, the Russian management had accused the Ukrainian military of a drone assault on a lodge within the Russian-controlled a part of the southern Ukrainian area of Kherson and warned of penalties.

According to Ukrainian data, this assault was directed in opposition to a gathering of navy officers to which civilians weren’t allowed. Russia and Ukraine accuse one another of utilizing continued assaults to hinder the present worldwide negotiations to finish Russia’s struggle of aggression, which has now lasted virtually 4 years.