Russian Strikes on Kharkiv Injure Children and Hit a Circus

Russian forces carried out a series of strikes on Kharkiv's Osnovianskyi district on October 23, damaging residential buildings, a circus building and cars. The latest strike injured two people, including a 12-year-old girl.

What the prosecutors say

According to the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office, at around 10:55 a.m. Russian troops attacked the district with two drones, preliminarily of the Geran-3 type. A private house, a four-story building, the circus building and vehicles were damaged. A 13-year-old boy was diagnosed with an acute stress reaction.

Mayor's updates

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov first reported a hit on a multi-story building and on another civilian site, then a strike on a private house where a fire broke out. After the next strike, the mayor said a car had caught fire. By then two people were known to have suffered an acute stress reaction.

The Russians continued to attack the Osnovianskyi district. According to Terekhov's preliminary information, they used a jet-powered Shahed in one of the repeat strikes. After the latest attack the mayor first reported one injured person, then corrected the figure to two, including a 12-year-old girl.

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