Russia kills 10 in Ukraine strike including children with new missile

"A Russian missile strike killed at least 10 people, including two children, after hitting a residential apartment block in Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv. The attack brought down an entire entrance section of the five-storey building from the first floor to the fifth, trapping residents under the rubble. Among the dead were a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grade student, as well as a 13-year-old girl and her mother."

"The strike on Kharkiv was part of a broader overnight assault, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Russian forces launched 29 missiles and 480 drones, targeting energy facilities in Kyiv and other central regions, with damage reported across at least seven locations nationwide. Air defence systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones, Zelenskyy said."

"There must be a response from partners to these savage strikes against life, Zelenskyy wrote on X, calling on the European Union to strengthen Ukraine's air defences. Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said on X that it was another massacre of children by Russians."

A Russian cruise missile strike on a residential apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, killed at least 10 people including two children and wounded 16 others. The attack destroyed an entire section of a five-storey building, trapping residents under rubble. Among the dead were a primary school teacher, her son, a 13-year-old girl, and her mother. This strike was part of a broader overnight assault where Russian forces launched 29 missiles and 480 drones targeting energy facilities across Kyiv and central regions. Ukrainian air defences intercepted 19 missiles and 453 drones. President Zelenskyy called for international response and strengthened air defences from the European Union, characterizing the attacks as savage strikes against civilian life.

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