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Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kill two, injure four, mayor says

By Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2026 | 1:00 PM

Oct 26 (Reuters) – Russian forces launched strikes on Monday on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s ​second-largest city, killing ‌two people and injuring four, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram.

Terekhov said there had ‌been ​three strikes ⁠on a city ⁠district and that a high-rise apartment block and private homes had been ​damaged.

Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said Russian forces ⁠had launched missiles ⁠at the city, ​a frequent target of attacks ​about 30 km (18 miles) from ‌the Russian border.

In neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk region, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said Russian ⁠forces had launched more than 50 drone and artillery attacks.

A ⁠drone ‌strike in the city ⁠of Pavlohrad killed ​one ‌person and wounded ​10, he ⁠said. Three of the injured were seriously hurt.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Nia Williams and ​Bill Berkrot)