Russian missile strike sparks fire in Kharkiv garages, one hurt, SES says
A missile strike early on Wednesday wounded one person and set fire to dozens of garages in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said; Ukrinform reported five hurt in a strike it blamed on drones.
Attack waveRussia's overnight barrage on Kharkiv and Kyiv (11 November 2026) · 2 stories, one mapIncidents in this story
- Kharkiv · overnight Wednesday: Missile strike sets fire to garage complex in Saltivskyi (1 injured)
- Kharkiv · Tuesday evening: Drone strike hits private home in Kholodnohirskyi (4 injured)
A Russian missile strike early on Wednesday set fire to a civilian garage complex in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district, damaging 38 garages and 15 parked cars, said. The service said one person was wounded.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said Russian forces fired two missiles at the city, targeting the Saltivskyi and Industrialnyi districts. Emergency crews said the blast and shrapnel also damaged nearby apartment blocks, parked cars and municipal outbuildings, with the fire covering more than 900 square metres.
Ukrinform, a Ukrainian news agency, gave a different account of the same night, reporting five people injured and attributing the attack to Russian drones rather than missiles. The two reports could not be reconciled.
The strike followed an earlier attack on Kharkiv the previous evening, when a hit a private home in the city's Kholodnohirskyi district on Tuesday, wounding four civilians, according to Ukrainian officials cited by NV.ua.
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What we know
- A missile strike hit a garage complex in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district overnight, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
- The fire spread across 38 garages and 15 vehicles, covering more than 900 square metres, emergency services said.
- The State Emergency Service said one person was wounded; Ukrinform reported five injured and blamed drones instead of missiles.
- A separate Shahed drone strike hit a house in Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district the previous evening, wounding four people.
Not yet confirmed
- Whether the Saltivskyi district attack involved missiles, drones, or both.
- The exact number of people injured in the Saltivskyi district strike.
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Why it matters for Europe
Wednesday's strike was the second attack on Kharkiv in two days, after a Shahed drone hit a private home in the Kholodnohirskyi district on Tuesday, wounding four people. Both strikes hit residential areas, a garage cooperative and apartment blocks in Saltivskyi, and a private house in Kholodnohirskyi.
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Kharkiv?
- A missile strike hit a garage complex in the city's Saltivskyi district, sparking a large fire, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
- How many people were hurt?
- The State Emergency Service said one person was wounded, while Ukrinform reported five injured in what it described as a drone attack.
- Was Kharkiv hit more than once?
- Yes. A Shahed drone strike hit a private house in the city's Kholodnohirskyi district the previous evening, wounding four people.
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