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UkrainePublished: 19 June 2026 at 08:21

Russian strike on Kharkiv injures nine, including four children; over 40 houses damaged

In a guided bomb attack on Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district overnight on June 18-19, Russian forces injured nine people (four children) and damaged over 40 houses and a warehouse.

Foto: Ukrainska Pravda (EN)

Russian troops launched a guided bomb strike on Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district during the night of June 18-19, causing extensive damage to residential buildings and infrastructure. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that more than 40 houses and a warehouse were damaged in the attack. Initial casualty reports were updated, and by 7:45 a.m., it was confirmed that nine people had been injured, including four children. Emergency services are working at the scene. Separately, a Russian Molniya drone struck a plant room in a high-rise residential building in the Kovpakivskyi district of Sumy.

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