Firefighters work at a site of a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Hroza, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 5, 2023. The attack was the deadliest in the Kharkiv region since Russia's invasion more than 19 months ago, a spokesperson for the Kharkiv regional military administration told Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne. It also appeared to be one of the biggest civilian death tolls in any single Russian strike since the start of the war. UKRAINIAN OFFICIAL CONDEMN ATTACKKlymenko cited preliminary information that he said showed the attack was carried out with an Iskander ballistic missile. He said the strike was clearly very targeted and that Ukrainian security services had launched an investigation into the matter.

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Persons: Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Syniehubov, Zelenskiy, Oleh Synehubov, Ihor Klymenko, Klymenko, Rustem Umerov, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Olena Harmash, Timothy Heritage, Andrew Heavend Organizations: Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, REUTERS Acquire, Kharkiv, Suspilne, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Hroza, Kharkiv region, Kyiv, Spain KYIV, Kupiansk, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, UKRAINIAN, Spain, Russia, Moscow