{"id":8410,"date":"2026-01-13T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8410"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:00:47","slug":"russian-drone-attack-kills-4-in-ukraines-kharkiv-as-peace-remains-elusive-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8410","title":{"rendered":"Russian drone attack kills 4 in Ukraine\u2019s Kharkiv as peace remains elusive | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The attack came shortly after the US accused Russia at the UN Security Council of escalating the conflict.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 13 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">13 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A Russian drone attack on Ukraine\u2019s northeastern city of Kharkiv has killed at least four people and wounded six, officials have said, just hours after Washington accused Moscow of \u201cdangerous and inexplicable escalation\u201d of the war and as a peace deal remains distant.<\/p>\n<p>Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said Tuesday that the death toll from the attack on the outskirts of the frequently targeted city, just 30km (19 miles) from the border, had risen to four.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov also said a Russian long-range drone struck a medical facility for children, causing a fire.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u200dgrid operator Ukrenergo said emergency power cuts \u2060were being implemented \u200bin Kyiv after infrastructure was damaged \u200din an \u2060overnight Russian attack, amid the Kremlin\u2019s concerted targeting of Ukraine\u2019s energy networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In its post on Telegram, the company \u200bgave \u200cno details on the scale of the \u200cdamage or \u200chow long \u2060the outages would last.<\/p>\n<p>The head \u200bof Kyiv\u2019s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said the Ukrainian \u200dcapital had come under a short but intense attack from Russian missiles, while Telegram channels monitoring Ukraine said about 20 ballistic missiles had been launched within about an hour overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence units had been deployed to repel the attack, and witnesses told the Reuters news agency they heard explosions in the city, but there was no information \u200don casualties.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes came shortly after the United States accused Russia of escalating the war as US President Donald Trump was pushing hard to bring an end to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In comments at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, Tammy Bruce, the US\u2019s deputy ambassador to the UN, said Russia\u2019s \u201cinexplicable escalation\u201d of the conflict risked \u201cexpanding and intensifying the war\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a moment of tremendous potential, due only to President Trump\u2019s unparalleled commitment to peace around the world, both sides should be seeking ways to de-escalate,\u201d Bruce said.<\/p>\n<p>The US expressed particular alarm about Russia\u2019s use of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile last week, which resulted in a \u201cstaggering number of casualties\u201d in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine called for the UNSC meeting after Russia bombarded the country last Thursday with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, including the Oreshnik missile.<\/p>\n<p>That attack was only the second time Russia had launched the powerful Oreshnik missile in a combat scenario, and its use was widely interpreted as a clear warning to Kyiv\u2019s NATO allies.<\/p>\n<p>The attack came just days after Ukraine and its Western allies announced progress in an agreement to defend the country from further Russian attacks if a ceasefire is agreed, including a proposal for France and the United Kingdom to deploy troops to Ukraine. Russia rejected the plans, saying any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be \u201clegitimate combat targets\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Russia\u2019s Ministry of Defence said the target struck by the Oreshnik missile last week was a Ukrainian aircraft repair plant in Lviv. It described the plant, near the Polish border, as having been disabled in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Russia said the missile was fired in response to a recent attempted drone attack by Ukraine on one of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s residences, a claim that Kyiv has denied and the US has dismissed as inaccurate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The attack came shortly after the US accused Russia at the UN Security Council of escalating the conflict. 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