Russian drone strikes on two districts of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed three people and injured scores of others early on June 11 as European leaders converged on the southern port city of Odesa for a summit.
Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said there were 17 drone strikes, including direct hits on multistory buildings, private homes, playgrounds, enterprises, and public transport.
The intense strikes sparked fires in 15 units in a five-story building in the Slobidskiy district, and several houses were hit in the Osnovyanskiy district, Terekhov said.
"Apartments are burning, roofs are destroyed, cars are burnt, windows are broken," he said, adding that people may be trapped under the rubble.
"We are holding on. We are helping each other. And we will definitely survive," Terekhov said. "Kharkiv is Ukraine. And it cannot be broken."
