Office fire erupts in Kharkiv building following Russian drone attack, civilians sustain injuries - snapshots, footage available
In the early hours of August 8, 2025, a Russian drone attack targeted a civilian facility in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district, causing a fire in a four-story office building. The incident was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, but no further updates on the investigation have been provided.
The fire, which spread over approximately 500 square meters, affected the roof and technical floors of the building. Two civilians, a man aged 66 and a woman aged 63, were injured due to the attack. They suffered acute stress reactions. Rescue efforts involved around 50 rescuers and 13 pieces of equipment, including pyrotechnic teams, and the fire was eventually extinguished.
The exact nature of the civilian facility that was hit remains unspecified. A team of bomb disposal experts from the State Emergency Service was involved in the operation. The injured civilians received necessary assistance from the State Emergency Service, but the details of their current condition are not specified in the provided information.
This attack was part of a larger Russian drone assault involving over 100 drones targeting multiple Ukrainian regions overnight. Other regions, including Sumy and Odesa, also suffered drone attacks, causing damage and civilian injuries during the same period. Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down more than 80 enemy drones during these attacks.
Investigations and reports from the Ukrainian State Emergency Service and local officials have documented the immediate aftermath, focusing on emergency response and damage assessment. No detailed public information on formal investigative conclusions or attributions beyond the identification of the drones as Russian and Shahed-type has yet been released.
Politics and general news outlets are discussing the escalating war-and-conflicts in Ukraine, with a specific focus on the recent crime-and-justice issues, such as the attack on a civilian facility in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district by Russian drones. The ongoing politically motivated attacks have caused injuries, damage, and raised concerns about the safety of civilians in affected regions like Sumy and Odesa.
