Russian strikes on Kharkiv's Industrialnyi district kill one, injure six
Russian forces struck Kharkiv's Industrialnyi district twice on Saturday evening, killing one person and injuring six, Ukrainian officials say.
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Ukrainska Pravda later reports eight injured, versus six reported by officials and NV.
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Incidents in this story
- Kharkiv · about 22:53, 4 October: Strike on apartment block in Industrialnyi district kills one (1 killed, 6 injured)
- Kharkiv · evening, 4 October: Second strike hits Kyivskyi district, no casualties
Russian forces struck Kharkiv's Industrialnyi district twice on Saturday evening, killing one person, Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said, citing the city's situation centre. Terekhov and Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synyehubov said six people were injured. A later report from Ukrainska Pravda put the toll at eight, a figure not matched by other outlets covering the attack.
Synyehubov first said a strike had hit an apartment block in the district and that two people were hurt. He later revised the toll to one dead, before saying an administrative building and two cars had caught fire and that around ten apartment blocks in the district had been damaged.
One of the two strikes hit the apartment block at about 22:53 local time, Terekhov said. A search and rescue operation was continuing at the site, Synyehubov said.
A separate strike hit Kharkiv's Kyivskyi district the same evening, with the impact initially recorded on open ground, NV reported. No casualties were reported in that strike.
What we know
- Official · Ihor Terekhov One person killed in a Russian strike on an apartment block in Kharkiv's Industrialnyi district, mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
- Official · Terekhov and Synyehubov Six injured according to Terekhov and governor Oleh Synyehubov; Ukrainska Pravda later reported eight, a figure other outlets have not matched.
- Official · Oleh Synyehubov An administrative building and two cars caught fire and around ten apartment blocks were damaged, Synyehubov said.
- 1 outlet · NV A second strike hit Kharkiv's Kyivskyi district the same evening, with no casualties reported, NV said.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed A toll of eight injured, reported by Ukrainska Pravda but not matched by other outlets, which reported six.
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Why it matters for Europe
The attack on Kharkiv came hours after Russia launched 135 attack drones and missiles at targets across Ukraine overnight into 4 October, NV reported. Ukraine's air defences destroyed or suppressed 123 of the drones and both missiles, the outlet said, with the two strikes on Kharkiv adding to the night's casualties and damage.
Updates
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Ukrainska Pravda later reports eight injured, versus six reported by officials and NV.
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Questions and answers
- How many people were killed and injured in the Kharkiv strikes?
- One person was killed. Officials initially reported six injured; a later report from Ukrainska Pravda put the toll at eight, unconfirmed by other outlets.
- Where did the strikes hit?
- The main strike hit an apartment block in Kharkiv's Industrialnyi district; a second strike hit the city's Kyivskyi district.
- Was anyone hurt in the second strike on Kyivskyi district?
- No casualties were reported there; the impact was initially recorded on open ground, according to NV.
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