Drone Strikes in Kharkiv Hit Bakery Truck, Homes, Injuring Civillians

Russian drone strikes targeting the northeastern city of Kharkiv early Sunday morning hit a bakery delivery truck and a residential area, injuring at least ten people, local authorities reported. At approximately 5:50 a.m. local time on July 26, a fiber-optic FPV-drone struck a bakery truck in the city’s Shevchenkivskyi district.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The 43-year-old driver sustained injuries and was hospitalized for medical treatment, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, which has launched a pre-trial investigation into the incident. In a separate drone strike on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, nine people were injured, including two children. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that the strike damaged more than ten private residential buildings. The morning strikes on Kharkiv were part of a widespread overnight drone and ballistic missile attack across multiple Ukrainian regions. In Kyiv, debris and strikes caused fires across the Desnianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Solomianskyi districts. The Kyiv police reported that three people – a woman and two men – were injured in the Solomianskyi district. Fires damaged a 150-square-meter warehouse, multiple vehicles, an abandoned structure, and the 7th and 8th floors of an 18-story residential building. Concurrently, Russian forces attacked the central city of Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Regional authorities reported that a strike hit a local shopping center, sparking a large fire. Other Topics of Interest ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 25, 2026 War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on July 25, 2026 Attack on Palau-flagged grain ship The urban strikes coincided with a renewed assault on civilian maritime infrastructure in the Black Sea. On the evening of July 25, Russian forces launched a double drone strike against a civilian cargo ship sailing under the flag of Palau as it departed a port in the Odesa region. The vessel was transporting approximately 2,800 tons of corn to Greece. The strikes caused a massive fire on board the vessel. Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported that marine guards responded to a distress signal and evacuated individuals from the burning ship. Seven crew members and a Ukrainian pilot were rescued and transported to a secure location where they are receiving medical monitoring. Two sailors remain missing after being thrown into the water following the initial explosion. A search and rescue operation is currently underway. Tymur Dubovyk - journalist, newsfeed editor