Russian Missile Barrage Hits Kharkiv Apartment Buildings – Eight Injured, Residents Feared Trapped

Russian forces launched a massive missile attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Monday evening, Oct. 12, striking residential buildings in two districts and leaving at least eight people injured or otherwise affected, including two in serious condition, regional authorities reported.

According to preliminary information, Russian troops used 10 Banderol-type missiles against civilian infrastructure, Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said in his latest Telegram update.

Among the most seriously wounded was a 19-year-old man admitted to a burns intensive care unit. Another man was undergoing surgery, while three additional patients were hospitalized in moderate condition.

Apartment entrance destroyed, residents feared trapped

In the city’s Kholodnohirskyi district, a strike destroyed an entire entrance section of a four-story residential building. At least 10 private homes were also damaged.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov described the destruction as severe.

“The destruction is very serious – an entire entrance section has collapsed,” he wrote on Telegram.

Emergency crews continued searching the rubble amid fears that residents might still be trapped.

Rescuers, ambulance teams and National Police officers were deployed to the impact sites, while police conducted door-to-door checks to identify residents needing medical assistance.

Five-story building hit in separate district

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, another Russian strike hit a five-story residential building, setting fire to a bank premises on the ground floor and six vehicles.

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The blast also shattered windows in three nearby apartment buildings, according to Syniehubov.

The evening assault unfolded in three waves, with at least nine impacts recorded across the Kholodnohirskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts, according to Kharkiv Mayor Terekhov.

Earlier Monday, Russian forces also struck the city’s Kyivskyi district, where a separate attack left 23 people affected, including two children, according to local reports.

Local broadcaster Suspilne reported at least 14 impacts across three districts during the day, with residential areas bearing much of the damage.

Deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure constitutes a war crime under international humanitarian law.