<p>Kharkiv: A Russian drone attack damaged apartment buildings in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, injuring 17 people, while killing five in the northern town of Pryluky, regional governors said early on Thursday.</p><p>Located 30 km (18 miles) from the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine, Kharkiv has been a frequent target of Russian drones and missiles in the more than three-year-old war.</p><p>On the Telegram messaging app, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the strikes, around 1 am, damaged seven apartment buildings, with direct hits on two.</p><p>Terekhov said one drone hit the 17th floor of one building, and the second floor of another.</p>.Putin openly questions peace talks after blaming Ukraine for deadly bridge attack in Russia. <p>"It flew into our neighbours' apartment next door, and my child and I managed to run out into the hallway," said a resident, Anastasiia Meleshchenko, adding that the ceiling began to crumble after a blast.</p><p>"Yesterday, workers had just finished repair work in my apartment after the previous attack."</p><p>Emergency services said at least four children were among the injured in Kharkiv.</p><p><em>Reuters</em> photographs from the site showed destroyed cars and emergency services workers inspecting the damage.</p><p>In the town of Pryluky, a one-year-old child and two women were among those killed, Viacheslav Chaus, the regional governor of Chernihiv, said on Telegram, with initial details showing six more injured and hospitalised.</p><p>At least six drones were used in the overnight attack that damaged buildings in the town's residential area, Chaus said.</p><p><em>Reuters</em> could not independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Russia. </p>
<p>Kharkiv: A Russian drone attack damaged apartment buildings in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, injuring 17 people, while killing five in the northern town of Pryluky, regional governors said early on Thursday.</p><p>Located 30 km (18 miles) from the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine, Kharkiv has been a frequent target of Russian drones and missiles in the more than three-year-old war.</p><p>On the Telegram messaging app, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the strikes, around 1 am, damaged seven apartment buildings, with direct hits on two.</p><p>Terekhov said one drone hit the 17th floor of one building, and the second floor of another.</p>.Putin openly questions peace talks after blaming Ukraine for deadly bridge attack in Russia. <p>"It flew into our neighbours' apartment next door, and my child and I managed to run out into the hallway," said a resident, Anastasiia Meleshchenko, adding that the ceiling began to crumble after a blast.</p><p>"Yesterday, workers had just finished repair work in my apartment after the previous attack."</p><p>Emergency services said at least four children were among the injured in Kharkiv.</p><p><em>Reuters</em> photographs from the site showed destroyed cars and emergency services workers inspecting the damage.</p><p>In the town of Pryluky, a one-year-old child and two women were among those killed, Viacheslav Chaus, the regional governor of Chernihiv, said on Telegram, with initial details showing six more injured and hospitalised.</p><p>At least six drones were used in the overnight attack that damaged buildings in the town's residential area, Chaus said.</p><p><em>Reuters</em> could not independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Russia. </p>