Russians attack residential buildings in Kharkiv, injuring five people, including a child – photos and video

Russian forces attacked a residential building in the city of Kharkiv with a drone late on 27 October, injuring five people, including a child.

Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration

Quote from Terekhov: "An enemy strike has been recorded in Kharkiv's Osnovianskyi district. We are still assessing the impact.

An apartment building has been hit. According to the information available, people are trapped inside."

Details: Syniehubov said that two people, including a four-year-old boy, had been injured in a Russian strike on the Osnovianskyi district.

Update: The number of people injured later rose to four: women aged 32 and 65, a 56-year-old man and a four-year-old boy. Three people have been hospitalised and are receiving all the necessary medical treatment.

The State Emergency Service reported in the morning that five people had been injured in the Russian drone strike.

The attack also sparked a large fire covering an area of 2,500 sq m. A two-storey industrial building, outbuildings, and a two-storey and a single-storey residential building caught fire. A house, apartment buildings, garages and cars were also damaged.

Background: A warehouse belonging to the KSD publishing house was damaged due to a Russian attack on Kharkiv on 27 October.

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