Kharkiv. Illustrative image (Photo: EPA/ ANDREY KRAVCHENKO)

On Wednesday, Russia targeted Kharkiv: as a result of the airstrikes, one person died and a fire broke out in one of the houses, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said in an interview.

According to Terekhov, the second blow came in the area of the detached housing neighborhood, as a result of which a fire broke out in one of the buildings. Currently, there is information about one dead person.

The first blow came in the city on the industrial zone – information about the destruction and victims is being clarified.

Earlier, Kharkiv was attacked with S-300 missiles, he noted.

According to regional governor Oleg Synegubov, at 5:15 a.m. Russia struck the Nemyshlyanskyi district of Kharkiv – a non-residential building and at least five cars were damaged there.

At 5:25 a.m., the enemy hit a private residential building, Synegubov said. There was a fire there.

Also, around 5:00 a.m., Russia hit the Mala Danylivka territorial community with a Shahed drone. According to the governor, a fire broke out in the stables, two civilian men were injured. Doctors provided help on the spot.

Overnight on July 19, Russian troops attacked a railway in Kharkiv Oblast – four workers were injured, and train schedules were changed.

On July 23, Terekhov announced that by mid-fall of the current year, differentiated air raid alerts may be introduced in Kharkiv: separately for the city and the region.