On 2026-10-11 an attack on Pesochin, a suburb of Kharkiv, resulted in three deaths and 28 injuries.
On 2026-10-12 Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with 10 missiles. The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reported that the strike was massive and that the weapons used were described as 'Bandariol' missiles.
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Russian missiles struck the Kholodnytskyi district of Kharkiv, hitting a residential building where an entire entrance collapsed. The collapse trapped people under rubble.
In the Kholtynohorsk district a four‑story residential building suffered damage to an entire entrance and at least 10 private houses were damaged.
Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that the enemy used 'Bandera' missiles and that preliminary information indicated one of the latest strikes hit a residential building – people may be trapped under the rubble. He added that there is a fire at the scene and that the damage is very serious – a whole entrance collapsed.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (GESCHS) announced that during the liquidation of the consequences of the enemy strike, 11 people were injured and three were rescued from the scene. GESCHS also noted that a rescuer was injured while working and was hospitalized.
Later updates from Oleksandr Synehubov, Head of Kharkiv ODA, indicated that the number of injured in the Kholodnytskyi district rose to six, including a 19‑year‑old in critical condition with severe burns.
The Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv was also hit by the strikes.
On the evening of 2026-10-12 Russian attacks targeted Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, hitting a 25‑story residential complex and killing two people.
In Kharkiv's Kyiv district, the same evening’s strikes injured children.
In the Kholtynohorsk district a four‑story residential building suffered damage to an entire entrance and at least 10 private houses were damaged. In the Shevchenkivsk district a five‑story apartment building was hit, causing a fire in a bank on the ground floor and damaging six cars.
During the rescue operations a rescuer was injured and hospitalized, as reported by GESCHS.
Oleksiy Synegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, stated that eight people were injured, including a 19‑year‑old male in burn ICU and another undergoing surgery. GESCHS, however, reported 11 injured in the mass enemy attack on Kharkiv.
Multiple sources said the Russian army struck Kharkiv with 10 'Bandariol' missiles, while Mayor Terekhov referred to the weapons as 'Bandera' missiles.
One claim noted that three people died on the spot and another 28 were wounded, referring to the Pesochin attack of the previous night.
Rescue operations are continuing as people may be trapped under the rubble.
As of the latest updates from officials, rescue teams are still searching the wreckage and the casualty figures remain as reported by the State Emergency Service, the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration and the Kharkiv ODA.