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Russia’s strike on Kharkiv kills four, including two children

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18 August 2025, 09:48 AM

Russian forces struck Kharkiv with a ballistic missile in the evening of Aug. 17, and continued terrorizing the city with strike drones at night, killing four people and injuring 18, local governor Oleh Synehubov reported on Aug. 18.

The impacts were recorded in the city’s Industrial District.

The fourth victim found in Kharkiv was a 16-year-old boy.

“The child’s body was discovered under the rubble,” Oleh Synehubov reported at 9:30 a.m. 

It was also confirmed that a 2-year-old boy was among the dead.

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Rescuers are still searching for five people under the debris, the regional administration wrote an hour earlier.

The State Emergency Service (SES) showed the aftermath of the massive drone strike on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv.

“As a result of impacts on a five-story residential building, destructions and fires occurred on the first, third, and fifth floors, covering a total area of 900 square meters,” rescuers reported.

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The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office released a video showing the aftermath of a Geran-2 drone strike on an apartment building in the Industrial District at 7:34. a.m.

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“Russia continues to deliberately kill civilians,” Andrii Yermak commented on the new strikes against the city.

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The SES earlier published photos of the aftermath of the Russian missile strike on Kharkiv, that happened at about 11 p.m.

Rescuers noted that the missile hit the ground near a residential quarter in the Industrial District. The blast wave shattered windows in multi-story apartment buildings.

Emergency workers inspected the affected apartments. In some homes, they had to unblock entrance doors and evacuate residents. SES psychologists also worked on site to support victims.

Photo: Ukraine's SES/Telegram
Photo: Ukraine's SES/Telegram
Photo: Ukraine's SES/Telegram
Photo: Ukraine's SES/Telegram
Photo: Ukraine's SES/Telegram

According to Synehubov, 12 apartment buildings were damaged by the strike.

"A 44-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman suffered acute stress reactions due to the missile strike in Kharkiv and are receiving the necessary assistance," he reported.

Three people were injured in the initial attack, including a 13-year-old child.

The Air Force warned of a high-speed target heading toward Kharkiv before the attack.

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