UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Mar. 9 — Five injured people, including two children, are remaining in hospital after the Russian missile attack on an apartment building in Kharkiv on Mar. 7, Anna Hontar, a spokeswoman of the Kharkiv military administration, told Gwara Media.

On Mar. 7, Russians launched their new subsonic missile Izdelie-30 at the apartment building in Kharkiv, killing at least 11 people, including two children. The attack also injured 16 people.

According to Hontar, two boys remain in the hospital. An 11-year-old boy is in extremely critical condition, while a six-year-old boy has moderate injuries.

Three more adults remain in the hospital. All of them are in moderate condition, said Hontar.

On Mar. 9, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko, said that rescuers had completed search and rescue operations at the site of the Russian missile strike. Four more people remain missing. Specialists continue identifying the remains.

On Mar. 9, local authorities declared a day of mourning for those killed in the Russian attack.

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