Explosions have resounded throughout the night, from several areas in the million-city located in northeastern Ukraine, just a few miles from Russia and the war's front line.
A multi-family house was hit in the attacks and a large part of its upper floors have been bombed into black and smoldering rubble.
Kharkiv has been attacked regularly throughout the war, but Mayor Ihor Terechov describes the night's attack as the largest so far.
Dozens of drones
"So far, at least 40 explosions have been heard in the city in an hour and a half", he announced during the night, when projectiles were still hitting.
According to Terechov, three civilians have been killed and about ten people have been injured.
Russia attacked with about 50 attack drones, four glide bombs and a rocket, according to local authorities. They are said to have hit at least 18 different multi-family houses.
The invading power Russia has attacked another front-line major city in Ukraine during the night. In Kherson, in the partially occupied region with the same name in southern Ukraine, a civilian couple is said to have been killed when a high-rise building was bombed during the night.
Sworn to retaliate
The Russian attacks have increased in strength over the past few weeks, with bombings that some nights have been described as the most extensive that have occurred in the war. Ukraine recently carried out a carefully coordinated and sensational attack on Russian air bases, where dozens of military aircraft were damaged.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone with US President Donald Trump the other day. According to the American, Putin swore in strong terms that Russia would avenge the Ukrainian airbase attacks.
