Russian bomb strike killed three including two children, injured 34 as section of Kharkiv residential building destroyed (updated)

Other attacks on the regions killed a civilian man, and injured five people.

Oct 31, 2024 - 16:00

Russian bomb strike killed three including two children, injured 34 as section of Kharkiv residential building destroyed (updated)

aftermath russia's kab bomb strike residential house kharkiv late 30 october 2024

Russian forces launched a guided aerial bomb attack on a residential building in Kharkiv late on 30 October, killing two people including a 12-year-old boy and injuring 34 others, local officials report. The strike, which occurred at 22:49 local time, targeted a nine-story apartment building in Kharkiv’s Saltivskyi district, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov report.

Russia continues its deliberate daily air attacks on residential areas in attempts to terrorize civilians and damage civilian infrastructure. The Russian forces launch dozens of Shahed long-range “kamikaze” drones – usually Iranian-designed Shahed 131 or 136 – every night, often also launching several missiles during the attack.

According to Syniehubov, the attack was likely carried out using a FAB-500 aerial bomb. The explosion destroyed the building’s entrance from the first to fifth floor, with rescue operations hampered by significant structural damage and collapse risks.

“The boy who was killed by the terrorist country was 12 years old,” Syniehubov reports. “He was extracted from the rubble with severe head injuries and fractures. Medical personnel conducted resuscitation efforts for over half an hour but unfortunately could not save the child.”

Emergency services later recovered body fragments from the rubble, which were identified as those of a second victim, bringing the death toll to two. Among the 34 injured, two remain in serious condition and eight in moderate condition, while others sustained minor injuries, according to Syniehubov. A 15-year-old teenage boy remained under the rubble.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, responding to the attack, stated:

“Russia struck a nine-story building in Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb. Unfortunately, there are casualties, including children. People may still be under the rubble. All necessary services are on site.”

The attack also damaged 16 cars and 14 apartment buildings in the area, primarily affecting windows, Syniehubov reports.

Syniehubov also reported that Russians killed a 42-year-old man in the village of Kucherivka, Kupiansk district, following shelling around 16:02 on October 30. Earlier, at 15:30, shelling in the city of Kupiansk damaged a two-story apartment building, injuring five people, including a 57-year-old woman, two men aged 51 and 58, and two police officers, ages 36 and 39.

Earlier attacks on Kharkiv included a Russian air strike on the Derzhprom building on 28 October that injured seven people, and an overnight attack on 29 October targeting the private sector of Osnovianskyi district that killed four people.

Update:

The death toll rose to three:

The body of a 15-year-old was recovered from the rubble of a residential building in Kharkiv, raising the death toll from Russia's KAB bomb attack to three, Suspilne reported.
Earlier, rescuers found the bodies of an unidentified man and a 12-year-old boy.
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— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) October 31, 2024

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