Russian Strike Hits Kharkiv Apartment Building, Injures Four Including 4-Year-Old Boy

Russian forces struck a residential apartment building in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv late Tuesday, Oct. 27, injuring at least four people, including a four-year-old boy, Ukrainian officials reported. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on Telegram that the strike hit an apartment building in the city’s Osnovianskyi district, leaving residents trapped inside.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Earlier, the mayor had reported an attack on the district at approximately 10:40 p.m. local time. “An apartment building has been hit. According to available information, there are people trapped inside,” Terekhov said. In a subsequent Telegram update at 11:45 p.m., he confirmed that the number of people injured had risen to four. Kharkiv regional authorities identified the injured as two women, aged 32 and 65, a 56-year-old man and a four-year-old boy. Three were hospitalized, according to local reporting citing the regional administration. According to the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, the attack sparked fires in a two-story industrial building, a two-story apartment building and a single-story residential house. A private home and a vehicle were also damaged, while emergency services worked at the scene. The latest strike followed another deadly attack on Kharkiv on Monday, Oct. 26, when Russian forces struck the Novobavarskyi district. Two people were killed and four injured, according to Terekhov. Apartment buildings, private homes and vehicles were also damaged. Other Topics of Interest Poland to Host €227M Patriot Missile Service Center The €227 million ($253 million) facility will be the only PAC-3 servicing hub outside the US. 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.