💥 Attack

Russian forces launched 19 Geran-2 drones targeting the Slobidskyi and Osnovianskyi districts of Kharkiv around midnight, damaging a high-rise residential building, hospital, and school.

November 19, 2025 Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Entities

Geran-2 drone (weapon_system) Kharkiv (location) Slobidskyi district (location) Osnovianskyi district (location) Oleh Syniehubov (person) Molniya fixed-wing drone (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Joint Forces Task Force (military_unit) Viktor Trehubov (person) Ghostly Spartans Drone Group (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

19 Geran-2 drones launched at Kharkiv

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Attack occurred around midnight

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Damaged high-rise residential building, hospital, and school

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck residential areas, critical infrastructure, and public transport in Kharkiv City and Kharkiv Oblast with 18 Geran-2 drones, injuring at least 46 civilians.

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Extracted: 2026-02-22T18:49:09.772Z

Source story: emergency-power-outages-across-ukraine-as-russian-mass-missile-drone-attack-targets-western-cities