Russian attack on Kharkiv: number of injured rises to 15, including three children
A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on the evening of 16 October has left 15 people injured, three of them children. One strike hit a warehouse, and nearby high-rise residential buildings were damaged.
Russian forces struck the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with missiles on the evening of 16 October. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast reports that 15 people were injured, including three children. The figure is higher than earlier reports, which initially put the number of injured at 10.
What was hit
According to the service, one of the strikes hit a warehouse building in the city's Nemyshlianskyi district. A fire broke out there over an area of 100 square metres. High-rise residential buildings nearby and other facilities were also damaged.
Fires put out
In total, four separate fires started after the attack. Emergency workers have extinguished all of them. The service published photographs showing firefighters at work and a damaged building.
The number of casualties has changed since the first reports, so the figures may be updated. The source does not say how many of the injured were taken to hospital or what condition they are in.
