Russian army attacks trolleybus depot in Kharkiv, Nova Poshta terminal in Odesa with drones
Russian forces launched eight Shahed-type drones overnight on 30 May, targeting a trolleybus repair depot in Kharkiv, according to city mayor Ihor Terekhov.
The attack also damaged over 30 apartment buildings. Two people were injured, Terekhov said.
The attack destroyed one trolleybus completely and damaged 18 others to varying degrees. The mayor said that municipal transport is dispersed throughout Kharkiv, which “saved us from much greater losses.”
Russian drones also struck Vasyliv Khutir village in Chuhuiv community overnight, injuring eight people including two 16-year-old children, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
The State Emergency Service reported that missile and drone strikes damaged a private house, farms, a warehouse building and equipment in the village. Five cows died on the farm territory.
Russian drones also targeted Odesa with eight strikes, hitting a municipal enterprise and causing a fire at a Nova Poshta postal service branch, State Emergency reported. Cargo trucks were also damaged. The fire has been extinguished with no casualties, according to emergency services.
Russian forces attack Ukraine daily with various types of weapon. Russian leadership denies that its army deliberately targets civilian infrastructure during the full-scale war, killing civilians and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, and energy and water supply facilities. Ukrainian authorities and international organizations classify these strikes as war crimes by the Russian Federation and emphasize their deliberate nature.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported destroying 56 out of 60 drones launched by Russian forces. Russian troops also fired two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles. Strikes were recorded in 12 locations across Ukraine.
