Three Killed in Kharkiv as Bodies Found Under Rubble After Russian Strike

Three people were killed and 11 others wounded in Kharkiv on the evening of October 12 after Russian forces struck residential areas and civilian infrastructure in the Kholodnohirskyi district, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) reported.

Rescue teams work through the night

Emergency crews worked overnight extracting victims from the rubble of the damaged building. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed the death toll, while regional governor Oleh Syniehubov provided details on the scale of destruction. According to the SES, the strike damaged residential apartments and civilian infrastructure in the Kholodnohirskyi district.

Second strike the same evening

Earlier that same evening, Russian troops struck a private residential property in the same district, injuring a 79-year-old woman. Seven people were initially reported wounded before rescuers confirmed three dead while clearing the rubble overnight.

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city and close to the Russian border, has faced near-daily attacks throughout the war.