Russian strikes kill 7 and injure 80 across Kharkiv Oblast in past day
Russian strikes hit Kharkiv city and ten settlements across Kharkiv Oblast over the past day, killing seven people and injuring 80, including three children, according to the head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov. The attacks struck residential buildings, civilian enterprises, vehicles and a children's institution, while a transit evacuation point in Lozova registered 177 new arrivals.
Key points
- Seven people were killed and 80 injured, including three children, across Kharkiv Oblast in the past day.
- In Kharkiv city, two women and four men were killed and 59 people injured, among them girls aged 11 and 15 and a 15-year-old boy.
- Strikes hit the Slobidskyi and Kyivskyi districts of Kharkiv with KAB glide bombs and drones.
- Russia shelled the oblast with two MLRS, one missile, three KABs, one Geran-2 drone, one Molniya drone, seven FPV drones and 186 drones of unidentified type, according to regional authorities.
- Damage was reported in Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk, Izium, Kharkiv and Chuhuiv districts, including about 45 vehicles, four apartment buildings, two civilian enterprises, a children's institution, private houses, garages and electrical networks.
- The Lozova transit evacuation point accepted 177 people in one day; 63,405 have been registered there since operations began.
- The figures were reported by Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration.
Why it matters
A toll of seven killed and 80 injured, including three children, in a single day marks a particularly heavy outcome for Kharkiv Oblast, a frontline region that has endured sustained Russian bombardment since the start of the full-scale invasion. The strikes hit both the regional capital and ten surrounding settlements, and damaged housing, civilian enterprises, a children's institution, vehicles and electrical networks, illustrating the breadth of civilian exposure. The 177 arrivals at the Lozova transit evacuation point in one day underscore continued large-scale displacement from frontline areas.
What happened
Over the past day, Russian strikes hit Kharkiv city and ten settlements across Kharkiv Oblast, killing seven people and injuring 80, including three children, according to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration. In Kharkiv itself, two women and four men were killed and 59 people were injured, among them girls aged 11 and 15 and a 15-year-old boy; the Slobidskyi and Kyivskyi districts were struck with KAB glide bombs and drones. Regional authorities said the strikes used two MLRS, one missile, three KABs, one Geran-2 drone, one Molniya drone, seven FPV drones and 186 drones of unidentified type.
Elsewhere in the oblast, six people were wounded in Chuhuiv, with six others suffering acute stress reactions; an 85-year-old woman was killed and two women wounded in the village of Raivka in Shevchenkivska hromada; a man and a woman were wounded in Zolochiv, where three more residents had acute stress reactions; a woman had an acute stress reaction in Derhachi; and a 59-year-old man was wounded in the village of Fesky in Zolochivska hromada.
Damage extended across multiple districts: in Kharkiv, about 45 vehicles, warehouse premises, two civilian enterprises, four apartment buildings and private houses were damaged; in Bohodukhiv district, vehicles, private houses, electrical networks in Zolochiv and a truck in Maslii were hit; in Kupiansk district, two private houses in Raivka and a gas station in Ohurtsovka; in Izium district, electrical networks in the village of Oskil; in Kharkiv district, two private houses, a garage, a vehicle and a barn in Derhachi; and in Chuhuiv district, electrical networks in Zatoka, two private houses, a children's institution, two vehicles, electrical networks and a civilian enterprise in Chuhuiv. The Lozova transit evacuation point accepted 177 people in the past day, bringing total registrations since operations began to 63,405.
Background
Kharkiv Oblast has been a regular target of Russian shelling and aerial attacks since the start of the full-scale invasion. The Lozova transit evacuation point has operated as a hub for people evacuating from the region, with 63,405 people registered there since it began operating.