Young boy and grandmother dead, over 20 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv

Source: Meduza

A Russian missile strike hit Kharkiv’s Kyivskyi and Osnovianskyi districts, damaging two multi-story residential buildings and a three-story building and killing a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother, said Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Synyehubov.

Rescue workers found the child’s body in the rubble. According to the regional prosecutor’s office, as of 10:00 local time, there were 25 known victims. Synyehubov reported that an 11-month-old baby was among the injured.

Sofiia Gatilova / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA

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Sofiia Gatilova / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA

Vitalii Hnidyi / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA

No air alert was declared in Kharkiv before the missile strike. A comment made by a Ukrainian Air Force representative suggests the missiles flew along a ballistic trajectory and weren’t detected in advance.

Missile strike in Kharkiv region

A Russian strike kills 51 in the Ukrainian village of Hroza as locals gather to hold a wake The youngest victim was a 6-year-old boy. Another child has been wounded.

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Young boy and grandmother dead, over 20 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv

A Russian strike kills 51 in the Ukrainian village of Hroza as locals gather to hold a wake The youngest victim was a 6-year-old boy. Another child has been wounded.

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