A missile hit a densely populated area in Pisochyn near Kharkiv, killing two women and a 16-year-old boy and injuring at least 22 people.
On the evening of 11 October, a russian missile struck Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district. Three people were killed: a 19-year-old woman, a 51-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy. The number of injured was first put at nine, then rose to 22, and later reports put it at 25.
The strike came at about 19:25 in a densely populated area near apartment buildings and grocery stores. The impact started a fire, which was later put out. Among the injured are a 13-year-old girl with an acute stress reaction and an 8-year-old girl with a blast injury, who was hospitalized. Medics are treating the wounded. Volunteers Support Ukraine keeps helping people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow.
Aftermath of the missile strike on Pisochyn on the evening of 11 October. Photo: Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.
Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said on Telegram that 22 people were injured in a missile strike on the Kharkiv suburbs. The regional prosecutor's office offered condolences to the victims' families and opened a pretrial investigation under Article 438 of the Criminal Code, covering violations of the laws and customs of war.
Rescuers at the site of a russian strike on Kharkiv on 11 October. Photo: Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.
Earlier on 11 October, Kharkiv had already been hit by a guided aerial bomb: one person was killed, nine were injured and a fire broke out. President Zelensky noted that the past week had been especially heavy for the city, with aerial bombs, missiles and drones.
Injured people by an ambulance in Kharkiv on 11 October. Photo: Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.
Aftermath of a fire in Kharkiv after the attack on 11 October. Photo: Ukrinform.
Volunteer organisations, including NGO Volunteers Support Ukraine, keep working so that aid reaches people affected by such strikes.
