Bloody Aftermath Of Russian Missile Strike On Residential Neighborhood In Ukraine's Kharkiv Region

A family runs from an explosion after a Russian missile strike on a residential neighborhood in Pervomayskiy, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, on July 4.

Ukrainian officials said at least 40 people, including 12 children, were wounded in the attack.

A man carries an injured baby following the missile strike.

Reuters reported that the youngest injured was a 3-month-old child. The child's condition was not immediately known.

Locals react at the scene as cars burn nearby.

A young girl is comforted by a woman as others help an elderly woman as cars burn in the background.

Regional Governor Oleh Synehubov said a Russian Iskander missile had slammed into a residential area in Pervomayskiy.

An injured woman runs down a staircase.

Injured residents flee their homes.

An injured young boy carries a toddler away from a residential building.

A young girl is comforted at the scene.

 

Firefighters work to put out fires.

A man begins the task of cleaning up his apartment.

Moscow has denied deliberately targeting civilians, but its missile and drone attacks have repeatedly struck residential areas in cities across Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials said at least 40 people, including 12 children, were wounded in a Russian missile strike on July 4 on the town of Pervomayskiy in the northeastern Kharkiv region.