Russia launched a late-night attack on January 16 that struck the city center of Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, as well as the Black Sea port of Odesa early on January 17, wounding civilians and causing widespread destruction to residential buildings.
Russia Targets Ukraine's Civilian Infrastructure In Overnight Attacks
A police officer carries a boy at the site of an overnight Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv on January 16.
At least 17 people were wounded, two seriously, in the latest attacks on the city, according to regional Governor Oleg Syniehubov.
Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a residential building in Kharkiv.
Syniehubov said that according to preliminary information, the city was hit by two converted S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
An elderly woman is transported to a hospital by rescuers following the Kharkiv attack.
Located just 30 kilometers from the border with Russia, Kharkiv has come under frequent bombardment since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
A police officer helps two women near the site of the Kharkiv strike.
The city's mayor said several residential buildings were destroyed and that there were no military targets in the area.
Locals huddle together in the freezing temperatures as they watch rescuers at work.
Rescue crews, paramedics, and police officers continued to work through the morning at the site of a residential building in Kharkiv...
...while locals sit in an ambulance to stay warm.
Municipal workers remove the debris from the early morning attack in Kharkiv.
The sun rises above a residential building that was heavily damaged in Kharkiv.
A photo supplied by the Press Service of Ukraine captures the early morning damage to residential areas in the Black Sea port of Odesa.
Kyiv claims to have shot down 19 of 20 Iranian Shahad drones that targeted the port city, injuring three people and resulting in roughly 130 people being evacuated from their homes.
Residents view the damage to a residential area in Odesa.
The falling drone debris hit residential buildings, damaging a gas pipe and a dozen cars in one of the port's districts, the Interior Ministry said.
A resident inspects a destroyed apartment in Odesa.
A large crater now stands in the courtyard of a residential building in Odesa.
Moscow has repeatedly tried to hit infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Black Sea ports since it pulled out of a UN-brokered deal that allowed safe passage of Ukrainian grain shipments via the sea.
Moscow repeatedly claims that only military targets are being attacked.