Occupiers launched missile strike on Balakliia: woman killed, number of injured rises to 10, including 4-year-old child. (updated)
On the evening of Wednesday, October 1, Russian forces launched a missile strike on the city of Balakliia in Kharkiv region. One woman was killed and 10 people were injured.
This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, according to Censor.NET.
"The occupiers carried out a missile strike on Balakliia. A 70-year-old woman was killed in the attack. A 79-year-old, 78-year-old, 35-year-old, and 60-year-old woman were injured. All of the wounded have been hospitalized. An 88-year-old woman also suffered an acute stress reaction," the official said.
According to preliminary information, the missile struck the ground near a five-story residential building, causing a fire in one of the apartments. A parked car also caught fire.
Emergency response teams and medics are working at the scene of the attack.
Update
Later, the State Emergency Service reported that the number of people injured in the Russian missile strike had risen to nine.
"This evening the enemy struck the central part of the city of Balakliia. A missile hit the ground near a five-story residential building. The explosion caused a fire: an apartment on the fifth floor and several cars were burning. According to preliminary data, a 70-year-old woman was killed and another nine people were injured," the statement said.
Update
The press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported that, according to updated data, the number of victims has risen to 10, with one woman killed.
One woman was killed. Ten people were injured, including a girl born in 2021. The child was diagnosed with acute stress reaction.
It has been preliminarily established that the enemy struck the city with an "Iskander-M" missile. The missile hit the courtyard of an apartment building. A cafe, a pharmacy, shops, an administrative building, and cars were damaged.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into Russia's commission of a war crime that resulted in the death of a person (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Prosecutors and police investigators continue to work at the site of the attack.
