Drone and missile attack on the power grid in Kharkiv
Kharkiv Oblast · Ukraine · 5 October 2026
3 drones reported · housing, power grid · impact reported · fire
Sources for this report
- The Guardian - Ukraine: Ukraine war briefing: Germany’s Merz pledges €1bn in military aid to Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks
- Ukrinform (EN): Russians hit apartment building in Kharkiv, leaving one killed, several injured
- Censor.NET (EN): Consequences of attack on Kharkiv: building and cars were on fire; one person killed and six injured. VIDEO
- Kyiv Post: Russia’s Jet Drones Kill 1, Injure 8 in Kharkiv Amid 205-Drone Overnight Barrage
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian attacks in Kharkiv and region leave one killed, 12 injured over past day
- ABC News International: Ukraine says attacks knocked out over half of Russia's oil refining capacity
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Drone hits Turkish grain ship in Black Sea, 2 killed - media
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): URCS provides aid to victims of Russian attack in Kharkiv
- The Kyiv Independent: Children among dozens injured as Russian glide bombs hit Kharkiv, 3 dead
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Three killed and 35 injured, including children, in at least three Russian guided bomb strikes on Kharkiv - video
- Ukrinform (EN): Russians strike Kharkiv with glide bombs: One person killed, others injured
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Russians strike Turkish civilian vessel in neutral waters: at least one person killed - Zelenskyy
- Meduza (EN): Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv, killing three and injuring more than 30
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian strike on Kharkiv: Three killed, number of injured rises to 39
- Ukrinform (EN): Attack on Kharkiv: Buildings, warehouses and gas station damaged, three killed, 25 injured
- Kyiv Post: ‘Kharkiv Defeated Putin’: Russian Bombs Kill Three a Day After Zelensky Praises City’s Defiance
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Number of injured in Kharkiv rises to 39
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Number of injured in Kharkiv rises to 53
- Kyiv Post: Russia Strikes Kharkiv With Guided Bombs Killing 5, Wounding 53, Including Children
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Thirty people injured in airstrike on Kharkiv remain in hospitals; three in extremely critical condition
- The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine war latest: Kharkiv devastated by Russian glide bombs, children among victims
- Ukrainska Pravda (EN): Six killed and 59 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv - photos
- Interfax-Ukraine (EN): Death toll in Kharkiv rises to 6 - mayor
- Ukrinform (EN): Russian strike on Kharkiv death toll rises to six, with 59 people injured
Earlier reported strikes at Kharkiv
- 4 October 2026
drone and missile attack reported · housing, logistics site · impact reported · fire
- 3 October 2026
drone attack reported · housing, power grid · impact reported · fire
- 2 October 2026
3 missiles reported · housing · impact reported · fire
- 1 October 2026
drone attack reported · housing · impact reported
- 30 September 2026
drone attack reported · impact reported
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