Emergency and rescue operations are underway in Kharkiv after a night attack by russian kamikaze drones Geran-2. Four drones hit a five-story residential

On the morning of August 18, Russian drones attacked Kharkiv, sparking fires in the city's Industrialnyi district. Among the dead are a one-and-a-half-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy. Earlier reports said 18 people had been injured.

Close to the Russian border, Kharkiv beat off invasion forces in 2022 and remains defiant under regular bombardment.