Rescuers find three dead and 10 injured under five-story building rubble following Russian attack on Kharkiv
Photo source: Telegram / State Emergency Service of Ukraine
On the evening of October 12, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with Banderol munitions. Enemy strikes damaged residential buildings in the Kholodnohirskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of the city. An entire section collapsed in one of the five-story buildings. Officials have confirmed three dead and 10 injured.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported the attack on the city on his Telegram, and the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, shared details on Telegram, according to Rubryka.
According to the city mayor, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Russian loitering munitions began striking the Kholodnohirskyi district, after which a series of explosions resounded across Kharkiv.
According to Syniehubov, preliminary data indicate the Russian army used 10 Banderol-type missiles against the city's civilian infrastructure.
Initially, Russian strikes damaged private homes. Two people sought medical assistance at that time due to acute stress reactions.
Approximately an hour later, the occupiers struck an apartment building. Following this, explosions continued to resound in the Kholodnohirskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
Consequences of the strike in the Kholodnohirskyi district
"An entire entrance section collapsed," Terekhov wrote on his Telegram channel.
As a result of the strike on the five-story building, part of the structure collapsed, and a fire broke out. Rescuers cleared the rubble and searched for people who might have ended up trapped under the destroyed structures.
As of 10:50 p.m., Syniehubov reported five injured individuals. The search-and-rescue operation continued at that time.
During the dismantling of structural elements, a concrete slab collapsed, injuring a rescuer. First responders transported him to a hospital.
At 11:20 p.m., the number of injured rose to six.
"Among the injured is a 19-year-old man in serious condition who suffered severe burns," the head of the region specified.
Around midnight, Syniehubov reported seven injured individuals. Six of them sustained wounds, with two in serious condition. Another woman suffered an acute stress reaction.
According to information from the State Emergency Service published at 1:25 a.m. on Tuesday, crews were still extinguishing the fire while emergency rescue operations continued. At that moment, 10 residents were known to be injured, while rescuers managed to pull three more people out of danger.
On the morning of October 13, emergency workers found the bodies of three deceased victims under the rubble. At 6:15 a.m., Terekhov reported the first fatality, and at 6:44 a.m., the second. The possibility remained that someone else was still under the debris.
Photo source: Telegram / State Emergency Service of Ukraine
At 6:56 a.m., the mayor confirmed the discovery of a third victim.
"The body of a third person was found," Terekhov wrote.
Consequences of the strike on the Shevchenkivskyi district
Another Russian attack struck a five-story residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv.
On the ground floor of the building, a fire broke out inside a bank's premises. Nearby automobiles also caught fire.
Photo source: Telegram / State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Background
Additionally, in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, on the evening of October 12, a Russian drone struck a multi-story residential building. As a result of the attack, two people died, while 11 others sustained injuries according to preliminary data. Automobiles caught fire in the building's courtyard.
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