Russian attacks on Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts: one killed, 9 injured, including child – photo

Tetyana Oliynyk — 16 October 2025, 23:18
Russian attacks on Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts: one killed, 9 injured, including child – photo
Aftermath of the Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast. Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office

A woman has been killed in Russian attacks on Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts that occurred on 15-16 October, and another nine people have sustained injuries.

Source: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office

Details: On 16 October, Russian forces dropped a FAB-250 aerial bomb fitted with a UMPK guidance module on the settlement of Raihorodok in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk Oblast.

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Quote: "As a result of the attack, four civilians were injured, including one minor. They sustained blast and shrapnel injuries, cuts and fractures. An 11-year-old boy is currently in a moderate condition, while his older brother is in a serious condition."

Details: Sixteen houses and one car were damaged in the settlement.

Aftermath of the Russian attack on Donetsk Oblast.
Aftermath of the Russian attack on Donetsk Oblast.
Photo: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office

On the same day, Russian forces carried out a combined attack using missiles and drones – reportedly of the Geran-2 type – targeting energy and gas infrastructure facilities in Kharkiv Oblast.

Four employees of those facilities were injured: two in the Izium district and two more in the Bohodukhiv district.

The Russians also attacked the village of Skovorodynivka in the Bohodukhiv district and the Lozovenka reservoir with aircraft and a drone.

In addition, it became known that on 16 October, a 58-year-old woman was killed as a result of a Russian artillery strike on the village of Novoosynove in the Kupiansk district.

Another woman, aged 75, was injured in Kupiansk on 15 October.

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