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Russia strikes kindergarten in Ukraine's Kharkiv, causing casualities

22 October, 2025 Wednesday
13:10

On the morning of October 22, Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district, striking a private kindergarten and injuring children

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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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