Russian missile hits shop near Kharkiv: three dead, nine injured
A Russian missile struck a grocery store in the suburbs of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on the evening of 11 October. Three people died and nine were injured, including two children.
A Russian missile strike on a grocery store in the Kharkiv area of north-eastern Ukraine on the evening of 11 October has killed three people and injured nine more. Two of the injured are children. The information came from Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, who posted it on Telegram. The attack hit a civilian site in the suburbs of the city.
What officials said
In his first message, Syniehubov reported an enemy missile strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv and said the hit was recorded near a grocery store. At that point he cited six injured, including one child, and said all necessary medical treatment was being provided.
He later updated the figures: three people were killed and nine were injured, among them two children. A fire is raging at the site of the strike, and five cars are burning.
Previous attack
The day before, on 10 October, Russia had also struck CHP-5, a combined heat and power plant in Kharkiv that produces both heat and electricity. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported this in his evening address.
Kharkiv is Ukraine's second-largest city and lies close to the Russian border. The casualty figures and damage details come from the regional authorities' early reports and may change as emergency work and efforts to put out the fire at the site continue.
