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Russian attack kills six at park in Kharkiv region, including three children, Ukraine says
Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi reported at least 14 injuries and announced a war-crimes investigation into the strike on the civilian recreation area.
- On Monday, October 19, a Russian drone struck a central park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, killing two women and an infant in a stroller while families occupied the area.
- Preliminary findings identify the weapon as a Geran-3, a jet-powered version of the Iranian-designed Shahed drone, deployed as part of a nationwide offensive involving at least 269 unmanned aerial vehicles.
- At least 14 people were injured in the blast, with seven children among the wounded. Vyhivskyi stated that State Emergency Service rescuers and ambulance teams provided first aid while searching for survivors.
- The attacks intensified amid a deepening feud between Kyiv and Washington after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, October 16, waiving tariffs and sanctions on Russia.
- Ukraine has reportedly exhausted its stock of US-made Patriot interceptors, the only weapons capable of deterring ballistic missiles. Kharkiv remains under near-daily bombardment, with air defense units downing more than 700 targets in the past week.
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Six people, including children, were killed in a RUSSIAN drone attack on the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine.
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Six people, including young children, were killed in a Russian drone strike in a park in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine on Monday, officials said.
A Russian strike hit a park in the Kharkiv area killed at least six people on Monday, 19 October, including three children, according to local authorities. - War in Ukraine: a Russian strike in the Kharkiv area killed six people, including three children (International).
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