Ukraine–Russia

Russian guided-bomb strike on Kharkiv kills two and injures more than 30

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Actors
Russia · Ukraine
Importance
Standard

Russian forces struck the Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi districts of Kharkiv with three UMPB-5 guided bombs on the afternoon of 2 October, destroying a residential building and killing two people. Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov reported 31 injured as of 17:20, including three children, and the State Emergency Service later reported the toll rising to 36. The public prosecutor's office is investigating the attack as a war crime.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Russian strike on Kharkiv: two killed and 33 injured, including children, Russia struck Kharkiv with three KAB bombs: two dead, 31 injured

Ukrainian National News and UkrMedia report the same strikes, citing Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov and the State Emergency Service. The injury figures differ by reporting cut-off: 31 injured at 17:20 and 36 in the later State Emergency Service report. Strike debris and weapon attribution were not independently reviewed.