A man was killed and dozens of people were injured or suffered acute stress reactions in Russian strikes on the Kharkiv region on November 2. The largest number of casualties was reported in Izium, including children.
According to the latest figures from Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov, 19 people were affected in Izium. Eleven people were injured, including a 14-year-old girl, and seven of the injured were hospitalized.
Another eight people, including an 11-year-old boy, suffered acute stress reactions. All of them are receiving necessary medical care.
As the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported, Russian forces carried out an airstrike on Izium in the morning, preliminarily using four FAB-500 bombs equipped with UMPK glide kits.
Apartment buildings, private homes and vehicles were damaged in the city. A man was killed.
The prosecutor’s office had earlier reported 27 people affected in Izium, including an 11-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl. The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration later updated the figure to 19.
In the village of Prymorske in Chuhuiv district, shelling was recorded at around 09:50, preliminarily involving a multiple-launch rocket system. Residential buildings and vehicles were damaged.
Authorities initially reported two people suffering acute stress reactions. Syniehubov later clarified that the number of people affected in Prymorske had risen to eight — two men and six women received medical assistance.
In Chuhuiv, at around 10:45, two drones struck the premises of a vehicle service station. More than 20 vehicles were damaged, but no injuries were reported.
About ten minutes later, another drone struck the road near a store. Windows and facades of commercial premises were damaged, and five women were injured.
Law enforcement officers recovered fragments of the drones. According to preliminary information, they were Geran-2 UAVs.
The prosecutor’s office has opened pre-trial investigations into the strikes under the article on war crimes.
