Update: 5 killed, 55 injured in Russian missile strike on Izium in Kharkiv Oblast
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
A Russian missile attack against the town of Izium in Kharkiv Oblast killed at least five people and injured at least 55 on Feb. 4, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Three children were injured in the attack, including a six-year-old boy and two girls, aged 14 and 16. The 14-year-old girl is in a serious condition, while the other two children are in a condition of medium severity, according to Syniehubov.
The governor initially reported four people killed – two men and two women. A fifth victim was reported later during the day when rescue services recovered another body from the rubble.
A pregnant woman was among the killed, Syniehubov reported later.
According to preliminary data, Russian forces used a ballistic missile in the attack, targeting the central part of the city, Syniehubov said.
An administrative building suffered a hit, while another administrative building and several residential buildings were damaged, according to the governor.
Syniehubov stressed that no military facilities were located in the targeted area.
Izium, a town with a pre-invasion population of 45,000, lies in the southeastern part of Kharkiv Oblast, over 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the regional center, Kharkiv, and around 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the front line.
Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine's northeast is a regular target of Russian missile, drone, and glide bomb attacks from across the border or Russian-occupied territories.
Yelyzaveta Sekretarenko
