Russia’s Jet Drones Kill 1, Injure 8 in Kharkiv Amid 205-Drone Overnight Barrage

Russia attacked Kharkiv late on Oct. 4 with three “Banderol” jet-powered drones, killing one person and injuring eight, including one critically, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported.The drones struck near residential buildings in the city’s Industrialnyi district, shattering windows in five buildings and damaging their roofs, Terekhov said.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“Unfortunately, there is one fatality. In addition, eight people were injured, one of whom is in critical condition,” he said.Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said one of the strikes hit a high-rise building.Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported fires at an administrative building and an industrial facility. Several vehicles were also damaged. According to Novosti.LIVE, the man killed in the attack was traveling in a car with a woman and a dog when the strike occurred. The woman survived but was taken to intensive care, while the dog was rescued from the vehicle and taken to an animal care center.The Kharkiv strike came amid a large-scale Russian drone attack on Ukraine.According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 205 strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against Ukraine from 6 p.m. on Oct. 4, including 49 jet-powered Shahed-type drones, as well as Gerbera, Banderol/Dan-T and Parodiya decoy drones.Ukrainian forces countered the attack using aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems, as well as mobile fire groups. Other Topics of Interest Zelensky Vows Proportional Retaliation for Russian Bridge Strikes Kyiv warned Moscow’s communications and bridges face symmetrical retaliation following consecutive strikes on the Dnipro River North Bridge. As of 8 a.m. on Oct. 5, Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 172 Russian drones, the Air Force reported.“Impacts from enemy aerial assets were recorded at 13 locations, while debris from downed drones fell at three other locations,” the report said.The attack included the jet-powered Banderol drones that struck Kharkiv, where three drones hit near residential buildings in the Industrialnyi district, killing one person and injuring eight, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.On the afternoon of Oct. 2, Russian forces attacked two districts of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs. One of the bombs struck a private home, killing two people and injuring 42 others, including three children.The attack damaged 23 private houses, an educational institution, office buildings, seven vehicles and power lines. Across the Kharkiv region, Russian strikes that day killed five people and injured 49, according to local authorities.The latest air assault also comes amid warnings that Russia could intensify its attacks on major Ukrainian cities as winter approaches.President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously warned that Russia could seek to isolate Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa from the rest of Ukraine through intensified attacks. He has also said Lviv, a key logistics hub near the Polish border, could become a target.Zelensky said he had information that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the removal of restrictions on conducting air strikes.Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials cited by the Financial Times said Moscow was seeking to increase pressure on Kyiv and force it to accept Russian demands, including the ceding of territory in the Donbas, by early 2027. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.