Kharkiv Clarifies: No Children Among Injured In Kindergarten Strike

2025-10-22 07:06:07

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to a Ukrinform correspondent, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov stated this on a television broadcast.

“Three Shaheds struck near a private kindergarten. Fortunately, the children had been evacuated to a simple shelter located in the basement. State Emergency Service personnel evacuated the children. According to the kindergarten staff, no children remained in the building. Rescuers are now working on the second floor, which has completely collapsed,” the mayor said.

Terekhov added that the fire is still ongoing. Earlier reports that children were among the injured have not been confirmed, he noted.

According to him, six people required medical assistance. Among the injured are utility workers who were working near the building hit by the UAV.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russian forces attacked the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv with three Shahed drones. The strike hit a building housing a private kindergarten. A 40-year-old man was killed, and five others were injure. One woman remains in severe condition with wounds and burns.

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