Russian missile strike kills 10 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

A Russian missile strike on Pechenihy in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region killed 10 civilians and injured another eight on Tuesday, August 18, according to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration. The figures were preliminary.

“The occupiers launched a missile strike on Pechenihy. According to preliminary information, 10 people were killed,” Syniehubov said in a post on Telegram.

The eight injured people were receiving the necessary medical treatment, he said.

The attack also damaged 10 private homes, a cafe, a post office, a shop and at least seven vehicles, according to Syniehubov. Emergency services had arrived at the scene and begun dealing with the aftermath of the strike, he added.

By Tamilla Hasanova