Russian Strike Hits Kharkiv Apartment Building, Injures 5 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 five 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.

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.

According to a State Emergency Service (DSNS) report published at 6:23 a.m., the number of people injured in Kharkiv has risen to five.

“Five people were injured, including a 4-year-old child, as a result of a Russian drone strike,” the report said.

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Overnight, Russian forces struck the city’s Osnovianskyi district with a jet-powered drone, triggering a massive fire that spread across 2,500 square meters and engulfed an apartment building, a private house, outbuildings, and an industrial facility. Several high-rise buildings, garages, and vehicles were also damaged.

Amid the risk of follow-up strikes, emergency responders and other services are continuing to deal with the aftermath.

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.