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Russian Drone Wave Hits Kharkiv and Chernihiv, Killing One and Wounding Dozens

Varied weaponized drones are increasing civilian risk as emergency services face rising evacuations.

Overview

  • Regional officials said a concentrated drone assault on June 10–11 struck Kharkiv city and 21 settlements in Kharkiv region, injuring 11 people in the regional capital.
  • Authorities reported a mixed drone arsenal including Geran-2, Molniya, FPV and Gerbera types plus about 30 other unmanned aircraft that overwhelmed local defenses in multiple strikes.
  • Strikes damaged apartment buildings, private homes, municipal facilities, vehicles and businesses across Kharkiv districts and surrounding towns.
  • Chernihiv regional officials reported a Gerbera drone killed a 34-year-old off-duty police officer in the Horodnia community and injured a 68-year-old woman in Snovsk.
  • Evacuation centers such as Lozova received hundreds more people while local emergency crews fought fires and treated the wounded, showing ongoing displacement and pressure on services.