Russians Attack a Kindergarten in Kharkiv
This blog was going to be entitled, Autumn in Kharkiv, but today's events make that title inadequate. Mid-morning, Kharkiv came under a drone attack; three hit a private kindergarten not far from the city centre and set it on fire. Fortunately, teachers managed to get children to safety and all 48 children were evacuated. But a utility worker, who was cleaning the street, was killed. Ten were injured, including a five-year-old girl. The last few weeks have felt like a relatively quiet period in Kharkiv, whilst attacks have centred on Kyiv and elsewhere, frequently targeting energy infrastructure; e.g. the whole of the left bank in Kyiv was without electricity after a Russian attack on the night of 9 - 10 October. It's colder than usual this year, already close to freezing at night, a harbinger of what could be a difficult winter. There have been attacks here, too, including on our power supplies, leading to these trams in Saltivka district being at a standstill... But the m...
