Police at the scene of the Italmas drone strike in the central part of Kharkiv, January 19, 2026. Suspilne Kharkiv / Oleksandr Manchenko
According to the Telegram channel of Kharkiv’s mayor Ihor Terekhov
In Kharkiv, on the afternoon of January 25, a Russian drone hit a multi-story building in the Saltivskyi district. According to the city mayor Ihor Terekhov, there are injured. A blast occurred at 14:44. Since the start of the day, this is already the fifth drone strike on Kharkiv.
According to clarified data from the Situation Center, the strike hit a multi-story building next to a shopping mall; Terekhov confirmed that there was an injured person.
The head of Kharkiv Oblast State Administration Oleh Syniehubov said that the strike occurred in the Kyiv district of the city. According to him, as of 15:15 there is one injured person. Also, window glazing was damaged.
Events of January 25: strikes on Kharkiv
At 12:25, a Russian drone hit the Slobidskyi District of Kharkiv. Russia also launched a drone attack against a private residential building in the Nemishlianskyi District of the city; according to clarified data, the roof of the private house was partially damaged. There is no fire, said the spokesman for the Kharkiv region’s State Emergency Service, Yevhen Vasilenko.
At 08:56, the Russians struck the Industrial District of Kharkiv with a “Shahed” drone, reported the city mayor Ihor Terekhov. According to him, the strike occurred on the border with the suburbs. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
The situation in the city remains difficult: emergency services are responding promptly to emergencies; earlier several strikes were recorded during the day, but details about those injured and damages are being clarified by the relevant authorities.
In Kharkiv, a Russian drone hit a high-rise building in the Saltivskyi district – Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov
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