On October 23, Russian forces carried out several drone strikes on Kharkiv. A 13-year-old boy and two women were injured, while a fire covering 2,000 square meters broke out at one civilian enterprise.
The consequences of the attacks were reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
At around 10:55 a.m., Russian forces attacked the Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv with two drones, preliminarily identified as Geran-3 UAVs.
The strike damaged a private residential house, a four-storey building, a circus building and a vehicle. A 13-year-old boy was diagnosed with an acute stress reaction.
Two more people were injured in another strike on the Osnovianskyi district. The women, aged 46 and 37, also suffered acute stress reactions and received medical assistance.
The facade of a civilian enterprise and four vehicles were damaged at the site of that strike.
Another Russian UAV hit the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv. The roof and upper-floor premises of a civilian enterprise caught fire over an area of 2,000 square meters.
State Emergency Service units were deployed to extinguish the fire. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties from that strike.
The prosecutor’s office opened a pre-trial investigation into the attack on the Osnovianskyi district under Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — violation of the laws and customs of war.
