Russian Strike on Kharkiv Kills Two, Injures Several
Russian attacks on the Novobavarskyi district of Kharkiv on the evening of 26 October killed two people. At least five were wounded, and residential buildings and a kindergarten were damaged.
Russian forces shelled the Novobavarskyi district of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city in the northeast of the country, at about 18:00 on the evening of 26 October. Two people were killed. The information came from Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration.
Terekhov initially reported two dead and four wounded. He said apartment blocks, private houses and cars were damaged. Syniehubov later added that a 17-year-old girl was also among the injured.
What is known about the weapon
At first it was not stated what had been used in the strike. The Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office later said, citing preliminary information, that Russian forces had used the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system.
Consequences
According to the prosecutors, the two people killed were men. Besides homes and vehicles, garages and a kindergarten were also damaged.
The source does not say whether the attack was linked to any earlier events, but Kharkiv has been shelled regularly since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
