Russian forces launched missile strikes on the city of Kharkiv in the evening of October 16, 2026. The attacks resulted in 15 injuries, including three children, and caused damage to residential buildings and a warehouse in the Nemyshlianskyi district.
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The Russians launched missile strikes on the city on the evening of 16 October.
15 people have been injured in a large-scale Russian attack on the city of Kharkiv, including three children.
One of the strikes hit a warehouse building in the Nemyshlianskyi district.
A fire has broken out over an area of 100 sq m.
Nearby high-rise residential buildings and other facilities have been damaged.
On the morning of October 16, Russian drones attacked an outdoor market in Kharkiv.
Two vendors — a 71-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man — were killed and 13 other people were injured.
Russian forces attacked three districts of Kharkiv in the morning of October 16, with strikes hitting a market as well as energy and transport infrastructure.
Russian drones killed two traders at a Kharkiv market on Friday, Oct. 16.
The dead were a 71-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man, Kharkiv regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said.
Russia struck Kharkiv with drones, resulting in two deaths and many injuries.
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