Russian guided bombs kill two, injure dozens in Kharkiv
Russian KAB guided bombs hit private housing in two Kharkiv districts on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 30, officials say.
Incidents in this story
- Kharkiv · around midday Friday: KAB strike on private housing in Slobidskyi district
- Kharkiv · around midday Friday: KAB strike on private house in Nemyshlianskyi district
- Kharkiv · Friday: Drone strike sets car on fire in Kyivskyi district
Russian forces struck two districts of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs around midday on Friday, killing two people and injuring at least 33, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov and city mayor Ihor Terekhov said, according to Ukrainian outlets NV and 24 Kanal.
A residential building hit by one of the KAB bombs was completely destroyed, Terekhov said. Among the injured are children, Syniehubov said; one of the wounded, a 48-year-old man, was in surgery, according to Terekhov.
The bombs struck private housing areas in the Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts, Syniehubov said. In Slobidskyi district, the strike hit between private houses, damaging about 10 homes, office buildings, an educational institution and at least six cars. In Nemyshlianskyi district, a bomb hit a private house, damaging about 10 more houses nearby.
Russia used UMPB-5 guided munitions for three strikes on the two districts, Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne Kharkiv reported, citing preliminary information from Spartak Borysenko, head of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office. In total, about 20 residential buildings were damaged across the strike sites, Syniehubov said.
Separately, Russian forces struck Kharkiv's Kyivskyi district with a drone on Friday, setting a car on fire, Syniehubov said; no casualties were reported from that strike, and emergency services were working to deal with the aftermath.
The attack follows two earlier strikes on Kharkiv's Kyivskyi district on 30 September: a drone hit the roof of a nine-storey residential building that evening, while Russian forces struck a shopping centre in the same district during the day, 24 Kanal reported.
What we know
- Two people killed and at least 33 injured in Russian KAB strikes on Kharkiv's Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts, officials say
- A residential building was completely destroyed; about 20 buildings damaged in total across both districts
- Children are among the injured; a 48-year-old man was in surgery, mayor Ihor Terekhov said
- Russia used UMPB-5 guided munitions for three strikes, per Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office
- A separate drone strike hit Kyivskyi district the same day, setting a car on fire; no casualties reported from that strike
Why it matters for Europe
Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city and close to the Russian border, has faced repeated guided-bomb and drone strikes on residential areas throughout the war. The city was hit twice more in the preceding days, including a drone strike on a nine-storey apartment block on 30 September, underscoring the continued risk to civilians living in districts with no military targets.
Russian forces also struck elsewhere in Ukraine on Friday: a drone damaged a civilian enterprise in Rivne region overnight, with rescuers evacuating nearby residents as a precaution after a fire broke out, though no injuries were reported, 24 Kanal said. In Poltava region's Lubny district, a Russian drone hit an energy-infrastructure facility, temporarily cutting power to about 6,000 consumers, according to the same outlet.
Sources
Reported by 3 reports from 3 independent outlets in 1 countries.
- 24 Kanal: Росія цинічно атакувала житловий сектор у Харкові: є жертви та багато постраждалих
- Censor.net: Two killed and 17 injured in Kharkiv: Russians strike two city districts with KABs (updated)
- NV: РФ вдарила КАБами по Харкову: зруйновано житловий будинок, відомо про двох загиблих і 17 постраждалих
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Questions and answers
- How many people were killed or hurt in the Kharkiv strike?
- Two people were killed and at least 33 injured, Kharkiv officials said.
- What weapons did Russia use?
- Russia used KAB guided aerial bombs, including UMPB-5 guided munitions, for three strikes on two districts, according to the regional prosecutor's office.
- Which areas were hit?
- Private housing in Kharkiv's Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts; a residential building was completely destroyed.
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