Inside the aftermath of a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv

Описание: RTÉ News met Margarita Belkina, a pensioner from Kharkiv, whose apartment had been damaged by an overnight Russian drone strike on the building where she lives.

A Russian-launched Shahed drone struck the building just before 4am, one of three areas in Kharkiv city to be targeted by Russian missiles and drones in the early hours of this morning.

“It’s scary now because this district has not been hit since the start of the invasion and, for four years, it was safe here. It’s only now that the Russians are bombing this area,” said Ms Belkina.

Russian air attacks of this kind are a regular occurrence for the residents of this city of 1.2 million inhabitants, located 30km from the frontline and border with Russia.

At least 14 people had been injured in the Kharkiv region, including a seven-year-old boy.

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