Russian drone strikes kill 3, injure 64 across Ukraine, Kharkiv worst hit

Russian forces launched a wave of drone strikes across Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, killing at least three civilians and injuring 64 others, Ukrainian officials reported. The city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine bore the brunt of the assault, with 17 drones targeting two densely populated residential areas. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov described the affected sites as places of ordinary, peaceful life, and condemned the attacks as senseless and inhumane. Emergency crews, municipal workers, and volunteers worked through the night to douse fires, rescue trapped residents, and restore essential services like electricity, water, and gas.