The Russian armed forces struck Chuhuyiv, Kharkiv Region, with Tornado-S MLRS at night of 28 October. People were injured, including four children.
This was reported by the Kharkiv regional police and the regional prosecutor's office.
As a result of the shelling, a fire broke out in a private house. Two civilians sought medical assistance. They had an acute stress reaction. A family in another household also needed medical assistance. A man had shrapnel wounds to his lower limb, a woman and four children had acute stress reaction. Medical aid was provided on the spot.
Among the victims are four boys aged 1, 6, 10 and 12.
Preliminarily, the attack on the city was carried out from Tornado-S MLRS with cluster submunitions.
Investigators opened criminal proceedings over the violation of the laws and customs of war under Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
In addition, at night around two o'clock, Kharkiv was struck again. Russian UAV hit the ninth floor of a residential building. Seven people were injured in the air strike, including a 16-year-old girl. A man with shrapnel wounds was taken to a medical facility. The ceiling between the 8th and 9th floor was damaged, three apartments on the ninth floor, window glazing and balconies in the building were partially destroyed.