On the day of September 22, 2026, Kharkiv came under three successive strikes by Russian combat drones, recorded within a matter of hours. According to XAB.info, citing RBC-Ukraine, the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov, reported this in his Telegram channel. Preliminary information indicates that there are casualties as a result of the attacks, with damage recorded to buildings and parked vehicles.
Timeline of the attacks
The first strike was recorded at 14:04 in the Kyiv district: preliminary data suggests the drone hit an open area near a car dealership. By 15:57, Terekhov reported a second combat drone strike in the same district — near a high-rise residential building. Closer to 16:44, the mayor announced a third impact, which he initially also attributed to the Kyiv district and described as a second strike near the high-rise building.
Casualties and damage
As a result of the first strike, preliminary data indicates that a 28-year-old woman was injured. In addition, the building's windows were damaged, as were vehicles parked near the impact site. After the third strike, Terekhov reported that "preliminary information indicates there are casualties," noting that details are being clarified. Thus, at the time of publication, at least one injured person has been confirmed, while the final list of casualties from the third strike is still being compiled.
Contradictory data
The mayor's statements contain an inconsistency regarding the geography of the third strike. Initially, Ihor Terekhov attributed the third impact to the Kyiv district, calling it the "second strike near the high-rise." He later clarified that the strike occurred not in the Kyiv district but in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv. Both versions are published in open sources, so the exact location of the third strike remains to be clarified at the time of preparing this material. The fact of the attack itself and the presence of casualties are not disputed.
Context: nighttime strikes on Dnipro and the Poltava region
The attacks on Kharkiv occurred against the backdrop of nighttime strikes on the same night of September 22. According to available data, Russia carried out a ballistic strike on the civilian enterprise "Interpipe" in Dnipro, killing four workers and injuring seven more. That same night, another ballistic strike was carried out — on an object of the oil and gas complex in the Poltava region. The combination of daytime drone attacks on Kharkiv and nighttime ballistic strikes on industrial facilities indicates the continuation of large-scale pressure on Ukraine's infrastructure and cities.
