Russian drone attack kills 4 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as peace remains elusive

The attack came shortly after the US accused Russia at the UN Security Council of escalating the conflict.Published On 13 Jan 2026A Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv has killed at least four people and wounded six, officials have said, just hours after Washington accused Moscow of “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the war and as a peace deal remains distant.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.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ukrainian drone attack kills one in Russia’s Voronezh, local officials saylist 2 of 4Civilian casualties in Ukraine up sharply in 2025, UN monitor sayslist 3 of 4Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,419list 4 of 4US slams Russia’s ‘dangerous escalation’ in Ukraine amid new deadly strikesend of listKharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov also said a Russian long-range drone struck a medical facility for children, causing a fire.Meanwhile, ‍grid operator Ukrenergo said emergency power cuts ⁠were being implemented ​in Kyiv after infrastructure was damaged ‍in an ⁠overnight Russian attack, amid the Kremlin’s concerted targeting of Ukraine’s energy networks.In its post on Telegram, the company ​gave ‌no details on the scale of the ‌damage or ‌how long ⁠the outages would last.The head ​of Kyiv’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said the Ukrainian ‍capital 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.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 ‍on casualties.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.