Overnight Russian drone attack kills at least seven in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

A Ukrainian rescuer stands next to a residential building partially destroyed as a result of a missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine [File: Sergey Bobok/AFP]

An overnight Russian drone attack has killed at least seven people, including three children, in Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, officials say.

Regional Governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram on Saturday three children, aged seven, four, and six months, were among the victims after the strikes hit at least 15 houses, causing large-scale fires.