The key facts

  • Kharkiv was attacked twice on October 16: in the morning a 71-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man were killed, 22 people were wounded, 10 hospitalized.
  • The evening strikes hit the Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts; among those with acute stress reaction is a 13-year-old girl.
  • In Dnipro, the October 16 strike killed one person and wounded four; a fire broke out near the city.

Strikes on Kharkiv

According to DW, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov and head of the regional military administration Oleh Syniehubov reported missile strikes on two districts of the city. Syniehubov specified that one strike hit the Slobidskyi district and three hit the Nemyshlianskyi district. In the Nemyshlianskyi district, residential buildings were damaged: according to preliminary data from Terekhov, more than a hundred windows were shattered. The mayor also stated that at least one strike used an S-8000 'Banderol' missile. Among those with an acute stress reaction after the attack is a 13-year-old girl.

Second strike of the day

The evening strikes became the second series of attacks on Kharkiv on October 16. According to local authorities, the morning strikes killed a 71-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man, and 22 people were wounded. Ten people were hospitalized, two of them in serious condition.

Strike on Dnipro

On the evening of October 16, a strike also hit Dnipro. Head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration Serhii Lysak — no, according to the source, Oleksandr Hanzha — reported that a fire broke out in the city's suburb. One man was killed and four more people were wounded.

Previous attacks

Kharkiv was also struck in previous days. According to local authorities, on the night of October 13, three people were killed and 11 wounded; one of the missiles hit a four-story building, completely destroying its entrance section. On October 11, two more people were killed in attacks on the city and the region.