Russian bombs hit hospital in Kharkiv

Russian strikes on Kharkiv using guided bombs damaged a hospital and cut electricity to roughly 30,000 customers across three districts, local officials reported. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said blasts shattered about 200 hospital windows, injured four people—mostly from flying glass—and forced the transfer of some patients as emergency teams worked to secure damaged wards. Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov identified the Nemyshlianskyi, Slobidskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts as being hit.

The attack forms part of a sustained campaign against Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure as winter nears, Ukrainian officials said. A recent mass assault on Kyiv and other population centers previously left more than a million households and businesses temporarily without power and disrupted water supplies. In Kharkiv, utility crews were dispatched to restore service with priority given to hospitals, water treatment facilities and other critical systems; many residents relied on backup generators and queued for bottled water and charging.

Emergency responders worked to extinguish fires at the hospital site and assess structural damage to adjacent wards, while some patients were moved to neighboring facilities for continued care. Local authorities condemned the strike as an attack on civilian services and said they would document damage and seek accountability through independent investigations.

The strikes coincided with continued fighting elsewhere in eastern Ukraine. A Russian drone attack in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, killed two people in a car, officials said. Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed capture of two villages—one in Donetsk and another near Kupiansk—while Ukraine’s National Guard reported repelling an attempted advance near Dobropillia. Ukrainian officials, including the president, said their forces had registered successes around Dobropillia, near the logistics hub of Pokrovsk.

The Kharkiv assault underscores growing pressure on Ukraine’s infrastructure resilience as Russian forces increasingly target power grids, medical facilities and civic amenities to degrade services and civilian morale. Local leaders said restoration and documentation efforts were under way, with investigators and emergency crews assessing the full extent of damage amid ongoing security concerns.