A Russian missile strike on a five-story apartment building in Kharkiv killed at least 10 people, including two children, and wounded 16 others on Saturday. The attack in Ukraine's second-largest city is part of a wider barrage across the country, prompting Poland to scramble military aircraft to protect its airspace.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said a primary school teacher and her second-grade son perished in their home. Emergency workers continue to search the rubble for survivors.
The strikes also impacted rail infrastructure, forcing changes to routes in the center-west of the country, according to Ukraine's state rail operator, Ukrzaliznytsia. In the Odesa region, 80 firefighters battled massive fires at infrastructure facilities following a drone attack.
Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as "savage strikes against life" and called for an international response. He specifically requested support from the European Union to guarantee greater protection for Ukrainians. Poland scrambled military jets to protect its airspace in regions bordering Ukraine due to the large-scale Russian strikes.
A Russian missile strike on a five-story apartment building in Kharkiv killed at least seven people, including two children, and wounded 10 others on Saturday. The attack in Ukraine's second-largest city is part of a wider barrage across the country, prompting Poland to scramble military aircraft to protect its airspace.
Among the dead are a 65-year-old woman, a 40-year-old man, a 13-year-old girl, and a nine-year-old boy, according to regional governor Oleg Synegubov. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov added that a primary school teacher and her second-grade son also perished in their home. Emergency workers continue to search the rubble for survivors.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched 29 missiles and 480 drones overnight, targeting energy facilities in Kyiv and other central regions. Damage was reported in at least seven other locations across the country. Ukraine's air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones, but 9 missiles and 26 strike drones still hit 22 locations.
The strikes also impacted rail infrastructure, forcing changes to routes in the center-west of the country, according to Ukraine's state rail operator, Ukrzaliznytsia. In the Odesa region, 80 firefighters battled massive fires at infrastructure facilities following a drone attack.
Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as "savage strikes against life" and called for an international response. He specifically requested support from the European Union to guarantee greater protection for Ukrainians. Poland scrambled military jets to protect its airspace in regions bordering Ukraine due to the large-scale Russian strikes.
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