Russia strikes kindergarten in Ukraine's Kharkiv, causing casualities
On the morning of October 22, Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district, striking a private kindergarten and injuring children
Mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov reports.
Several Shahed drones struck Kharkiv’s Kholodnohirskyi district, causing fires at the impact sites, according to local sources.
Around 10:56 a.m. a second strike hit the same district, followed by more explosions a minute later. The city was under a heavy drone attack, with combat drones observed in the sky over Kharkiv for an extended period.
At 11:12 a.m., a private kindergarten in Kholodnohirskyi was hit, injuring children and sparking a fire.
As of 11:46 a.m., one person has died and five others were injured, with one of the victims in intensive care and unconscious.
Rescue operations and firefighting efforts are ongoing.
By 12:14 a.m., the number of casualties had risen to seven, including one deceased man. Reports of injured children were not confirmed.
- On the evening of Tuesday, October 21, Russian forces launched attack drones against Ukraine. As a result of the night and morning strikes, 13 people were injured in Zaporizhzhia, and 5 were killed in Kyiv and the region.
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