No children injured in Russian drone strike on Kharkiv kindergarten

Reports that children were injured in a Russian attack on a kindergarten in Kharkiv have not been confirmed. All the children were in a shelter at the time of the attack.

Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov in a comment to Suspilne Kharkiv

Quote: "There were 48 children in the kindergarten, and all of them were evacuated. Our municipal services handled the evacuation – I am very grateful to them.

I am also very grateful to the State Emergency Service workers who evacuated the children from the smoke-filled basement. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing."

Details: Terekhov said that a municipal worker who had been cleaning the street at the time of the strike was killed.

Among the injured are other municipal workers and civilians, who have been taken to hospital. Reports of children having been injured have not been confirmed.

The mayor added that the force of the strikes caused the first floor to completely collapse, and the building later caught fire. The fire was contained. At least six nearby residential buildings were also damaged.

Background: On 22 October, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv, likely using Shahed drones. One of the strikes hit a kindergarten. The Interior Ministry released photos of police officers and rescuer workers carrying the children to safety.

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