Russian Drones Strike Kharkiv Educational Facility as Attacks Across Ukraine Kill and Injure Civilians

Russian drones struck an educational institution in Kharkiv early Thursday, Oct. 29, sparking a separate fire elsewhere in the city, as Moscow continued attacks on civilian facilities across Ukraine following a day of deadly strikes in several regions. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on Telegram that Russian forces struck the city’s Kholodnohirskyi district, causing a fire at the impact site.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. A second drone attack hit the Saltivskyi district, where an educational facility was struck. “According to updated information from the Situation Center, the enemy struck an educational institution,” Terekhov wrote. The extent of the damage was still being assessed, and no casualties from the overnight strikes had been confirmed in the initial reports. The attacks followed a deadly 24-hour period in which Russian strikes hit industrial facilities, residential areas and other civilian sites across Ukraine. Russian attack kills man at civilian enterprise in Rivne region In western Ukraine’s Rivne region, a Russian strike hit a civilian enterprise in the Sarny district on Wednesday, killing one man and causing a fire. Regional military administration head Oleksandr Koval confirmed the death on Telegram. “A civilian enterprise in the Sarny district came under enemy attack. Unfortunately, casualties could not be avoided. One man was killed,” Koval said. Emergency crews contained the fire, while authorities continued assessing the damage. Other Topics of Interest Sumy Region Expands Underground Schooling, 9 New Facilities Under Construction Russian fiber-optic first-person-view (FPV) drones now reach almost 50 kilometers (31 miles) into the region, while roughly 34,000 civilians remain in border areas slated for evacuation. The attack highlights the reach of Russian strikes beyond Ukraine’s eastern and southern frontline regions, with civilian businesses also facing aerial threats in western Ukraine. Dnipro industrial facility struck, worker hospitalized Russian forces also attacked an industrial enterprise in Dnipro on Wednesday evening, triggering a fire and injuring a 35-year-old man. Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported the attack on his official Telegram channel. “Enemy forces struck an industrial enterprise in Dnipro. A fire broke out,” Hanzha said. Authorities initially reported no injuries but later confirmed that a 35-year-old man had been wounded and hospitalized. The strike followed more than 40 Russian attacks across four districts of Dnipropetrovsk region on Wednesday, involving drones, artillery and aerial bombs. According to Hanzha, five people were injured in those earlier attacks, including a 15-year-old boy hospitalized in Pavlohrad. In the Nikopol district, Russian attacks damaged private homes, an administrative building, a warehouse and a shop. The Synelnykove district also came under attack, with two men hospitalized, one in serious condition. Fires were reported following strikes on infrastructure in the Kamianske district. Russian strike damages veterinary center in Chernihiv In northern Ukraine, a Russian strike on Chernihiv Wednesday afternoon damaged a municipal veterinary and animal sterilization center, killing a dog and injuring several other animals. Ukraine’s National Police said Russian forces used a Banderoĺ drone-missile in the attack, which occurred at approximately 4 p.m. local time. Three women, ages 18, 40 and 59, were wounded in the strike. One dog was killed, while another dog and three cats sustained injuries at the veterinary facility. Police said the attack would be investigated under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, which covers violations of the laws and customs of war. Eight civilians injured in Sumy region Russian drone strikes across Sumy region injured eight civilians Wednesday, according to regional military administration head Oleh Hryhorov. The injured were residents of the Sumy, Shostka and Putyvl communities. One woman and two men remained hospitalized in stable condition, while the other victims were receiving outpatient treatment. A separate drone attack struck a warehouse in the city of Sumy earlier Wednesday, causing a fire. Emergency crews were responding to damage across the region as authorities continued documenting the consequences of the attacks. Civilian facilities remain under Russian attack The latest strikes came as Ukrainian authorities continued reinforcing air defenses ahead of winter amid repeated Russian attacks on industrial facilities, civilian infrastructure and residential areas. Kharkiv, approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the Russian border, remains particularly vulnerable to drones, missiles and aerial bombs. Wednesday’s attacks in Kharkiv had already killed a 60-year-old man and injured others before the latest overnight strikes. Under international humanitarian law, educational institutions, civilian businesses and medical facilities are protected from attack. Intentionally directing attacks against civilians or civilian objects can constitute a war crime. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.