Kharkiv and Kherson targeted by missiles, while Russian capital suffers a rare hit from drones. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026Russian missile attacks have killed at least eight people in Ukraine following a rare overnight drone strike on Moscow.A Russian strike midmorning on Monday killed six people and wounded more than 30 others in the town of Merefa in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, officials said.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listCivilian infrastructure was struck, including at least 10 houses and four shops. Governor Oleh Syniehubov added that two men and three women were killed on the spot, and another man died from his wounds in hospital.“Today during the day, the occupiers attacked civilian infrastructure of a town quite far from the front with a missile,” he said on Telegram, adding that it will take another day or two to clear the debris.Russian forces appeared to have used an Iskander-type ballistic missile.To the south, two men were killed during attacks on the Kherson region, according to the regional prosecutor’s office.Russia has yet to comment on the strike in Kharkiv. Moscow has persistently denied intentionally targeting civilians since it invaded in February 2022, despite daily reports of deaths and injuries. The facade of a high-rise building in Moscow is damaged after a drone attack [Reuters]Rare attack on MoscowIn an overnight attack into Monday, Ukraine targeted Moscow with a drone strike on a residential high-rise in an upscale neighbourhood.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no casualties in the attack on Mosfilmovskaya Street, an expensive district of the capital, 10km (6.2 miles) southwest of the Kremlin. Advertiseme …
