Russian attack kills six at park in Kharkiv region, including three children, Ukraine says
Ukrainian officials said the attack injured at least 14 people, including seven children, and triggered a war-crimes investigation.
- 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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A further assessment by the Ukrainian authorities reported at least six victims, including three children, following a Russian attack on Monday, 19 October, in a park in the north-east of the country in the Kharkiv region.
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