Russian bomb injures 35 in Kharkiv as weekend strikes kill at least eight across Ukraine
A guided Russian aerial bomb struck an apartment building in Kharkiv early Monday, injuring at least 35 people including 10 children, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said, less than a day after attacks nationwide killed at least eight. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 2,200 attack drones, 1,630 aerial bombs, and 38 missiles against Ukraine in the past week.
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What happened
A guided Russian aerial bomb tore into an apartment building in Kharkiv early Monday, injuring at least 35 people including 10 children, as Ukrainian officials tallied at least eight killed in weekend strikes from Sumy to Odesa and the capital.
What happened Monday: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram that the bomb destroyed two floors of a multistorey building and that six children were among the injured in early counts, Al Jazeera reported from the mayor's account. Terekhov later raised the toll to at least 35 injured, including 10 children, and said search-and-rescue work had ended with no one found under the rubble, RFE/RL reported. In Kyiv, authorities said a Russian drone hit a petrol station without immediately providing further details, Reuters reported.
Sunday's toll: Ukraine's internal affairs minister said three people, including a 16-year-old girl, were killed when strikes damaged a children's centre in Sumy. Odesa regional authorities reported one killed in a "massive strike" that also damaged homes, a shop, a hotel, a medical building, and a grain warehouse. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a woman and two 16-year-olds were hospitalized. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy separately said three were killed in Zaporizhia and one man in a Kyiv drone strike.
Why it matters
Civilian hits in major cities keep pressure on winter energy and housing resilience while U.S.-led peace talks remain stalled. Ukrainian channels also claimed a drone strike on an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region Monday — a local report US Brief has not independently verified.
What’s next
Watch updated Kharkiv casualty figures, any verified damage to Ukrainian telecom infrastructure, and whether weekend strike intensity changes the tone of mediation talks.
More context
Scale claim: Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 2,200 attack drones, 1,630 aerial bombs, and 38 missiles against Ukraine in the past week, arguing the wave undercuts Moscow's talk of de-escalation to U.S. negotiators. Russia's defence ministry said it had struck Kyivstar and Omega Telecom data facilities it claimed served the Ukrainian army. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday that Moscow intended to continue its campaign "to the end."
Uncertainty: Injury and death counts often rise after residential strikes. Attribution for the Krasnodar fire rests on Ukrainian Telegram reporting cited by Al Jazeera. Both sides deny targeting civilians.
3 listed sources
- RFE/RL, Sep 28, 2026: Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine kill Azerbaijani citizen, injure 10 children (Kharkiv toll at least 35 injured)
- Reuters, Sep 28, 2026: Russian bomb attack injures 22 in Ukraine's Kharkiv, mayor says
- Al Jazeera (AFP, AP and Reuters), Sep 28, 2026: Russian strikes kill eight, injure dozens across Ukraine
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Editorial sourcing notes
Updated Kharkiv toll (at least 35 injured, including 10 children; search-and-rescue ended) follows RFE/RL, Sep 28, 2026, 11:22 CET, citing Mayor Terekhov. Early Monday Kharkiv figures follow Reuters, Sep 28, 2026, 3:43 a.m. UTC (Terekhov Telegram: 22 injured including children) and Al Jazeera (AFP/AP/Reuters wrap) noting six children among injured and two floors destroyed. Sunday nationwide deaths (~8) and Sumy/Odesa/Kyiv/Zaporizhia details follow the same Al Jazeera wrap. Zelenskyy weekly launch counts (2,200+ drones, 1,630 bombs, 38 missiles) and Lavrov UN comments are from that wrap. Kyiv petrol-station drone is Reuters. Ukrainian Telegram claim of a Krasnodar oil-depot strike is attributed as a local/channel report, not independently confirmed by US Brief. Casualty tallies can rise as rescue continues.
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