Russia Strikes Kharkiv With Guided Bombs Killing 6, Wounding 59, Including Children

[UPDATED: Oct. 5, 9:00 pm , Kyiv time. The number of casualties rose to six dead and 59 wounded later in the evening, according to local authorities.] Russian armed forces struck Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs on Monday, Oct. 5, killing six people and injuring at least 59 – including three children – in the latest of a series of deadly attacks on Ukraine’s second-largest city. According to local officials, the city’s Slobidskyi district was attacked with three guided bombs in the afternoon, hitting an industrial area and an area near a residential high-rise building.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Death toll continues rising through the evening Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, initially reported three people killed: two men aged 62 and a 35-year-old man. One of them died inside a residential building, while the other two were killed by falling fragments of the guided bombs. Among the injured children, an 11-year-old girl remains in serious condition. A 15-year-old boy sustained moderate injuries, and another 15-year-old girl suffered an acute stress reaction. The number of casualties rose to six killed and 59 wounded later in the evening, after rescuers found the remains of another victim under the rubble. Fires and widespread damage occurred The strikes damaged dozens of residential buildings across several locations, as well as a civilian enterprise and at least 20 private vehicles. According to Syniehubov, the fires that broke out covered a total area of almost 15,000 square meters (161,459 square feet). Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported that the bombs hit civilian enterprises and landed near an apartment building, sparking two large fires at a warehouse and a production facility. Other Topics of Interest Hungary Set to Ease Ukraine EU Veto – But Only After Minority Rights Deal Budapest could unblock two more negotiation clusters if Ukraine adopts legislation expanding minority-language education rights. Rescuers pulled two people alive from the rubble and recovered the bodies of two others, while SES psychologists continued providing support to residents. As search and rescue efforts continued, police went door to door through the affected buildings to check whether anyone else needed medical help. Officials warned that more people could still be trapped under the debris. Strikes on Kharkiv continue intensifying Monday’s attack followed a series of Russian strikes on the city in recent days. On the evening of Sunday, Oct. 4, one person was killed and eight others were injured in Kharkiv, as Russian forces targeted the city with three “Banderol” jet-powered drones. In total, 205 drones were launched at Ukraine overnight, including 49 jet-powered Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to the Air Force, Ukrainian air defenses managed to suppress or shoot down 172 drones. Ukrainska Pravda reported on Friday, Oct. 2, that Russian forces struck Slobidskyi, Nemyshlianskyi and Kyivskyi districts with guided bombs. The attack killed two women aged 66 and 80 and injured 42 people, including three children. Separately on Friday, Ukraine’s National Police has opened nearly 227,000 war-crimes proceedings since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Children have frequently been among the victims of Russian attacks, with official data showing 749 killed and 2,924 injured since the start of the full-scale invasion. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.