Drone attacks on Kharkiw: 35 injured in Russian attack!

Drone attacks on Kharkiw: 35 injured in Russian attack!

Charkiw, Ukraine - On May 3, 2025, the Ukrainian city of Charkiw was once again hit by massive drone attacks by Russian armed forces. According to the governor of the region, Oleh Synegubow, at least 35 people were injured. The attacks described as a "massive attack by Schahed drones" use drones of Iranian production and occurred despite the latest diplomatic efforts to make peace.

A few hours earlier, sources reported similar attacks on the South Ukrainian city of Saporischschja, in which 29 people were injured. These military incidents followed the signing of an agreement between the United States and Ukraine with regard to financial support for the reconstruction and reduction of Ukrainian raw materials. Kiev and Washington had negotiated this agreement for weeks, and the claims of the US government under President Donald Trump after a ceasefire have so far been unsuccessful.

explosions in Charkiw

Regional media report that explosions were heard in several districts in Charkiw and a total of 17 impacts could be registered. Mayor Ihor Terechow was concerned about the extent of the attacks and the ongoing fights on the fronts in the east of Ukraine, especially around Donbass. President Wolodymyr Selenskyj made it clear that Russia refused to close a permanent peace.

The Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin had rejected a proposal from US President Donald Trump into a ceasefire. In this context, the British Foreign Minister David Lammy criticized the role of Russia and found that the world loses patience with the constant conflicts. At the same time, Russian air forces continue their attacks, such as the city of Kupjansk, where a man was found dead under the ruins.

drone war escalated

The current situation in Ukraine reflects an aggressive escalation in the drone war. Russia has significantly increased its drone production, especially in the special economy zone Alabuga, where in 2024 over 5,700 so-called Shahed 136 drones were produced. This corresponds to an original goal of 6,000 units, which is expected to be achieved a year earlier. The attacks with drones rose from 400 in May 2024 to over 2,400 in November of the same year.

On the Ukrainian side, you are also in the process of massively expanding drone production. From January 2025, Ukraine with international support is planning to organize a large -scale delivery of drones. Defense Minister Rustem Umerow reported an unprecedented production volume in the domestic drone industry. In 2024, more than 1.5 million first-person view drones were manufactured, and Ukrainian companies focus on various drone types, including reconnaissance drones and Kamikazedrohnen.

The strategic importance of drones is also shown in the latest US military aids, in which, among other things, decommissioned F-16 fighter aircraft for spare parts are delivered. In addition, US government employees work on new means of printing against Russia, while the international drone coalition, led by Great Britain, plans to deliver tens of thousands of drones to Ukraine.

The urgent location in Ukraine remains tense, while the number of people missing in the conflict is over 70,000 and the humanitarian situation is further tightened.

For more detailed reporting on the incidents in Charkiw and the current conflicts in Ukraine, you can do the articles from Vienna, [n-tv] (https://www.n-tv.de/politik/23-09-drone attack on-charkiw [T-Online] (https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ukraine/ID_100561556/DROnnenkrieg-ukraine-und-russland-ruesten-massiv-auf.