Russia attacks Kharkiv and Kyiv: deaths and dozens wounded, children among victims
On October 2, Russian forces dropped three guided aerial bombs on Kharkiv, killing two people and wounding 33, including three children. This is a new series of strikes that since late September has also hit Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and other regions of Ukraine, killing and wounding civilians.
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· 8Российские авиаудары по Харькову: двое погибших, 33 раненых, среди них дети
1Украина заявляет, что Беларусь предоставляет ретрансляторы для российских дронов
2Российский дрон ударил по школе в Киеве, жертв нет из-за неразорвавшейся боеголовки
3Российский дрон ударил по школе в Киеве, пострадавших нет
4Российский дрон ударил по школе и мосту в Киеве, нарушив транспортное сообщение
5Зеленский: российские удары убили 5 и ранили 14 человек в Украине
6Российские ракеты и дроны ударили по Киевской области, погиб ребенок в Вышгороде
7Российские удары БПЛА по Украине: трое погибших, более десяти раненых
8Key points
- On October 2, Russian aerial bombs struck Kharkiv: two people were killed and 33 wounded, including three children.
- On September 30, Zelensky reported five killed and 14 wounded in overnight strikes on several regions of Ukraine.
- On September 25, a drone hit a 25-story residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, killing a 14-year-old boy.
What happened
On October 2, Russian forces dropped three guided aerial bombs on a private residential area in the Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts of Kharkiv. About 20 residential buildings, office buildings, an educational institution and cars were damaged.
Inside were 104 children and 60 staff members, who had taken shelter in an underground shelter after the air raid alert; the drone's warhead did not detonate, so there were no casualties. Two more drones struck a bridge connecting the eastern and western parts of Kyiv, halting metro and surface public transport; a fire at a school was also reported, but there were no injuries.
On September 30, Zelensky reported that overnight strikes across Ukraine killed five people, including one child, and wounded 14; the attacks affected Kyiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Rivne and Zhytomyr oblasts. Ukraine's Air Force Command said air defenses shot down five ballistic missiles and 155 drones. In Vyshhorod, the body of a child was found under the rubble of a destroyed private house, and three other people were pulled out alive. On September 25, in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, a drone hit a 25-story residential building, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring nine people.
Why it matters
The strikes hit residential buildings, a school and a bridge, temporarily halting metro and surface transport. Ukraine is working to disable such repeaters, and their locations are being changed to avoid detection.
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