Russian Drones Strike Ukraine’s Kharkiv for 2nd Consecutive Night, Kyiv Says

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are being ejected from border communities in Russia’s Kursk, a defense source tells Moscow’s TASS news agency.

Gunners from the 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at a Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 “Bohdana” in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on April 21, 2024. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv came under attack by Russian drones for a second consecutive night on March 31, causing injuries and material damage, Ukrainian officials said.

Writing on messaging platform Telegram, Ihor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv, said Russian drones had injured three people and set industrial buildings ablaze.