Russian strike on apartment building in Kharkiv injures 21, including children

Russian forces targeted a multi-story apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, on Sept. 21, wounding 21 people, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

The injured include one 8-year-old child and two 17-year-olds, Syniehubov said.

Over 60 people were evacuated from the high-rise and eight of the wounded were hospitalized.

Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported via his official Telegram channel that the attack involved a guided bomb and that rescue efforts were ongoing at the scene. Syniehubov later said that Russia attacked the building with a FAB-250 aerial bomb.

Syniehubov confirmed two separate strikes had hit the city. At least four cars caught fire following the strike and 20 more were damaged.

Kharkiv has been under constant Russian assault for more than two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.

A guided bomb attack on Sept. 20 injured at least 15 people.

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