Bodies of woman and two children recovered from rubble in Ternopil, bringing death toll to 31 – photos, video

The number of people killed in the Russian strike on Ternopil on 19 November has risen to 31, after rescue workers recovered three more bodies.

Source: National Police of Ukraine; State Emergency Service (SES); Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne

Details: As of 12:00 on 21 November, rescue workers have retrieved the bodies of three more people from the rubble of the destroyed building – a woman and two children.

The death toll now stands at 31, including 6 children. A total of 94 people have been injured, among them 18 children.

Emergency service employees working at the site of the Russian strike on a residential building in Ternopil, Ukraine, on November 19, 2025.

Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

According to Serhii Ziubanenko, Head of the National Police in Ternopil Oblast, quoted by Suspilne, the people whose bodies were found today were a mother and her two children, aged 5 and 18 months. The children's father identified the bodies.

A priest prays at the site of the attack.

Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

As of now, 13 people are considered missing, the State Emergency Service said.

Background:

• On the night of 18-19 November, Russia struck an industrial facility and two residential buildings located in the Soniachnyi district in Ternopil. The attack caused significant destruction and civilian casualties.
• The Air Force confirmed that Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles fired from strategic aviation aircraft hit the multi-storey residential buildings in Ternopil: six Tu-95MS (based at Olenya airfield) and four Tu-160MS (based at Engels and Ukrainka airfields). The launch areas were in Russia's Vologda and Astrakhan oblasts.

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