Russian guided bombs struck an apartment block in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring nine, including a 6-year-old, authorities confirmed.

A body was recovered from the rubble hours after the early morning attack, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, who stated the bombs hit a low-rise building in the Kholodnohirskiy district. The head of the regional administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported that five of the nine injured individuals were hospitalized.

This latest strike comes as Ukraine has intensified its efforts to target Russian energy infrastructure. On Friday evening, elsewhere in Kharkiv, a Russian drone attack on a civilian car resulted in the death of a man and injuries to the woman driving, Syniehubov also stated. Moscow has not yet issued any comment or acknowledgment regarding these specific attacks.

Ukraine's air force reported successfully intercepting 92 out of 99 Russian drones launched overnight, with seven drones reaching targets in three separate locations. In parallel, Russian air defense systems reportedly thwarted a drone attack targeting an oil refinery in Tyumen, Western Siberia, according to Governor Alexander Moor. Moor indicated that the refinery sustained no damage and its staff were safely evacuated.

The attacks on Kharkiv follow a pattern of escalating aerial assaults. Ukraine has been conducting strikes on Russian oil facilities, aiming to disrupt Moscow's war funding and inflict consequences on the Russian populace. Reports have emerged of localized fuel shortages in some regions of Russia as a result of these actions.

In one of the most significant drone assaults since Russia's full-scale invasion began over four years ago, Ukraine struck a major Moscow oil refinery for the second time within a week on Thursday. This attack generated large plumes of smoke over the capital and led to the disruption of hundreds of flights.

Russia's Ministry of Defense stated on Saturday that its forces downed 177 Ukrainian drones overnight, without specifying how many, if any, reached their intended targets. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that two drones were intercepted on their approach to the city.

These events underscore the ongoing intensity of the conflict, with both sides employing aerial attacks and defensive measures. The targeting of civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv highlights the persistent risks faced by Ukrainian cities, while Ukraine's strikes on Russian energy sites demonstrate its strategy to pressure Moscow economically.