Russian drone strikes ignite fires across Ukraine's Kharkiv region, injuring two PHOTO/VIDEO

In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, four fires erupted overnight as a result of Russian drone strikes, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) reported.

In Oleksandrivka village, Izium district, structural elements of a private home were engulfed in flames across 90 square metres, and the roofs of neighboring houses sustained damage.

In Zhukiv Yar village, Kupiansk district, outbuildings on the properties of two private homes—covering 70 and 40 square metres—were destroyed by fire, and a vehicle was also damaged; two individuals sustained injuries in the incident. Meanwhile, in Rozdolne village, also in the Kupiansk district, a private home burned across 100 square metres.

Emergency response efforts involved SES units, medical teams, and rescue officers from local communities, all of whom worked to contain the fires and mitigate the damage caused by the strikes.

By Vafa Guliyeva