Russian shelling of Kharkiv on October 6 injured 26 people, 12 of them were hospitalized. A 10-year-old boy was killed, his body was recovered from the rubble of a residential building in the Osnovyanskyy district, Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration, said.
A Russian Iskander missile hit Osnovianskyy district, injuring 15 people, eight of them hospitalized, including an 11-month-old child. Bodies are being searched for under the rubble. A woman is believed to be dead under the rubble on the 3rd floor.
All emergency services were on site. Volunteers put up a tent for food and hot drinks.
The affected children are from the same family; their parents and youngest son are in hospital. The family recently returned to Kharkiv and repaired their flat, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
“We have now received 17 families who need a place to stay. We will accommodate them in hotels, and we have the capacity to do so. People can continue to apply for help; we will provide everything they need. We want people to stay in comfortable conditions,” Terekhov added.
Another Russian Iskander missile hit a residential area in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv, injuring 11 people and hospitalizing 4.
Most of the people suffered from explosive injuries, shrapnel wounds to the arms and legs, face, and bruises. Two of the victims suffered an acute stress reaction.
A rocket attack in the morning on the central part of Kharkiv killed a 10-year-old boy and a 67-year-old woman.
“Kharkiv, a Russian strike this morning.
A child was killed – a boy. He was ten years old… My condolences to the family and friends!
More than 20 people were injured. All the wounded are being provided with the necessary assistance.
The rescue operation is ongoing. I am grateful to everyone who is helping our people.
And I am grateful to all our soldiers who, despite everything, are moving forward, destroying the occupiers and bringing justice to Ukraine. Our resilience, our movement and the occupiers’ daily losses should be the response to Russian terror”, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented.
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Russia attacks Kharkiv with Iskander missiles: 10-year-old child among dead. The rubble continues to be cleared at the site of the missile attack.
UN and EU condemn Russian strike on Hroza village in Kharkiv Oblast. United Nations and the European Union have criticized the terrorist attack in the village of Hroza, Kupyansk district, which killed 52 people.
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