Russian Drone Hits Residential Building in Kharkiv: Four Injured, Including a Child
A Russian drone struck a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, late on 27 October. Four people were injured, including a 4-year-old boy.
Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with drones late on 27 October. The city is in northeastern Ukraine, close to the Russian border. The strike hit the Osnovianskyi district, where a multi-storey residential building was struck. Four people were injured, including a child, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration.
In his first statement, Terekhov said the consequences were still being established and that people might be trapped in the building. Syniehubov initially reported two casualties, among them a 4-year-old boy.
Casualties and damage
The number of injured later rose to four: women aged 32 and 65, a 56-year-old man and the 4-year-old boy. Three people were taken to hospital and are receiving all necessary medical care.
The attack also set fire to a two-storey industrial building, a two-storey apartment block and a one-storey residential house. A private house and a car were damaged as well.
Earlier attack
Earlier on 27 October, Russian shelling in Kharkiv had already damaged a warehouse belonging to the publishing house KSD.
