Russian bomb kills child, injures 34 Kharkiv residents

That’s according to the chief of the regional military administration, Oleh Syniehubov, Ukrinform reports.

"Unfortunately, a child died. Despite all efforts, medics failed to resuscitate the boy," he wrote.

In Kharkiv, the KAB glide bomb hit a residential high-rise / Photo: Viacheslav Madievskyi, Ukrinform

Mayor Ihor Terekhov initially reported that 30 people were injured.

Video: Oleh Syniehubov, Telegram

According to the regional administration chief, at least two people may remain trapped under the rubble, including a child. The rescue operation is ongoing.

He added that the boy killed in the bombing was 11 years of age. His body was retrieved from under the rubble with with severe head injuries and fractures.

As reported, Russian troops hit Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb. As a result of the impact, part of a nine-storey apartment block was almost completely destroyed.

*The story has been updated at 8:28 Kyiv time regarding the number of those killed in the attack.