News Feed

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

1 min read
Russian strike on apartment building in Kharkiv injures 21, including children
The aftermath of a Russian attack on a high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv on Sept. 21, 2024. (Oleh Syniehubov / Telegram)

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.

News Feed
Russia

The unnamed project, lacking a defined team or political platform, seeks to offer an alternative to the Kremlin at a time when Russia's opposition operates largely from abroad and remains fractured, with its ability to influence domestic politics remaining low.

Video

Hungary is heading into what could be its most consequential election in decades — and Ukraine has become a central issue in the campaign. The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek reports from Budapest, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban, after 16 years in power, is facing his strongest challenge yet from opposition leader Peter Magyar.

Show More