Russian forces struck Kharkiv with a fifth missile attack at around 11:45 a.m. UTC on January 5, 2026, following at least four prior strikes in the city over the past 59 minutes from 10:45 a.m. UTC, according to Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov and local Telegram channels Труха⚡️Харьков and Тотальна Зрада. A massive explosion produced a huge mushroom cloud visible over the city, with a Russian scout drone continuing to hover overhead, as reported by Труха⚡️Харьков during this period. Terekhov confirmed the fifth strike on the city in a post timestamped within the reporting window. Тотальна Зрада noted the fourth missile strike on Kharkiv earlier in the hour, indicating an intensifying barrage during this 59-minute window ending 11:45 a.m. UTC. This follows earlier military activity in Kharkiv region, where Ukraine's 77th Airmobile Brigade repelled a Russian assault north of Novoplatonivka in the Kupyansk direction before 8:45 a.m. UTC today, according to the brigade's statement cited in a prior NOELreports update.
