Coverage dated February 9, 2024

7 killed, including 3 children, as Russian drone strike ignites fire in Kharkiv

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At least seven people were killed overnight Saturday when Russian drones struck a gas station in the frontline city of Kharkiv, igniting a massive fire that destroyed 15 homes, local officials said.

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  1. Washington Times

    Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, kills 7 (opens Washington Times)

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    A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, killed seven people overnight, including three children, Kharkiv region governor Oleh Syniehubov reported Saturday.

  2. New York Post

    Russian drones kill 7 people, including 3 children, in Ukraine’s Kharkiv (opens New York Post)

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    Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine's city of Kharkiv, killing seven people, including three small children, triggering blazes and damaging infrastructure and residential houses, regional officials said on Saturday.

  3. UPI

    7 killed, including 3 children, as Russian drone strike ignites fire in Kharkiv (opens UPI)

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    At least seven people were killed overnight Saturday when Russian drones struck a gas station in the frontline city of Kharkiv, igniting a massive fire that destroyed 15 homes, local officials said.

  4. France 24

    Deadly Russian drone attack hits Kharkiv petrol station (opens France 24)

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    Seven people, including three children, were killed Saturday in a Russian drone attack on a petrol station in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's 2nd largest city, kills at least 7 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, killed at least seven people overnight, including three children, the regional governor says. He said Saturday that the Iranian-made Shahed

  6. The Guardian

    Children among seven killed in Russian drone attack on Kharkiv (opens The Guardian)

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    Three children among the dead in the Ukraine city, governor says, after strike causes burning fuel to spray out, igniting 14 houses

  7. NBC News

    Russian drones kill 7 in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv (opens NBC News)

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    Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing seven people, including three small children, regional officials said Saturday.

  8. Breitbart News

    Russian Drone Strike on Kharkiv Kills at Least Seven People (opens Breitbart News)

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    A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv killed at least seven people, including three children, the region's governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

  9. Green Field Reporter

    Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's 2nd largest city, kills at least 7 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, killed at least seven people overnight, including three children, Kharkiv region governor Oleh Syniehubov reported Saturday.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Overnight Russian drone attack kills at least seven in Ukraine’s Kharkiv (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Three children among the dead, says official, as the Russian attack triggers fire and damages homes.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine updates: 7 killed in Russian drone strike on Kharkiv – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Dozens of people were evacuated when an Iranian-made drone sparked a massive fire in Ukraine's second-largest city. Meanwhile, US lawmakers are still trying to pass a multibillion-dollar package for Kyiv. DW has more.

  12. Digital Journal

    Russian drone attack kills seven in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv (opens Digital Journal)

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    A Russian drone attack on a petrol station in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv on Saturday killed seven people, including three children, and destroyed

  13. PBS NewsHour

    Russian drone strike on Kharkiv in Ukraine kills 7, including 3 children (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In an online statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered his condolences to the relatives of all the victims and said that “Russia must be held accountable for every life it ruined and destroyed.”

  14. Digital Journal

    Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv sparks 'river of fire', kills 7 (opens Digital Journal)

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    An overnight Russian drone attack on a petrol station in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv killed seven people, including three children, local authorities

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