Russian missile kills three, wounds 22 near Kharkiv

A Russian missile struck Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district at around 19:25 on 11 October 2026, killing three people and injuring 22, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office and Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported. The strike hit a densely populated residential area near apartment buildings and grocery stores, and sparked a fire.pravda.com.ua

The dead and wounded were civilians in a residential neighbourhood, which is why the toll matters beyond one strike. The injured count rose from an initial nine to 22 within hours of the hit, and two children were among those hurt. Closed-circuit television footage published by Al Jazeera shows the moment of the strike on a residential street, followed by fires and debris.

What the strike hit

The prosecutor's office said Russian forces launched the missile at the settlement of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district. The missile hit a densely populated residential area near apartment buildings and grocery stores, and the strike sparked a fire, the office said. The attack struck a grocery store, according to the office's account of where the missile landed.ukrinform.net+1

Oleh Syniehubov wrote on Telegram at 21:47 that 22 people were injured in the suburbs of Kharkiv. Medical teams were working to stabilise the injured, he said. The fire at the site of the attack has now been extinguished, according to the report. The injury toll had earlier stood at nine, before rising to 22.

Those killed were a 16-year-old boy, a 19-year-old woman and a 51-year-old woman, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said. The office extended its condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. Among the injured were a 13-year-old girl who suffered an acute stress reaction and an eight-year-old girl who was hospitalised with a blast injury, Syniehubov said.

Who was killed and hurt

The number of injured rose to 22, up from the initial count of nine reported soon after the strike. Syniehubov first reported three killed and nine injured, including a child, then updated the toll. Closed-circuit television footage shows the strike hitting a residential street, followed by fires and debris, with the attack killing three and injuring 20 including two children, officials said in that footage report.

Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors, a pretrial investigation has been launched into war crimes under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Article 438 covers violations of the laws and customs of war. The investigation is being conducted into the missile strike on the settlement of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district on 11 October 2026.

The strike followed a Russian attack on CHP-5, a combined heat and power plant, in Kharkiv on Saturday 10 October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported in his evening address. The grocery store strike came a day later, on the evening of 11 October, when a missile hit near a grocery store in the suburbs of Kharkiv.

The investigation now open

The pretrial investigation into war crimes under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine continues. The prosecutor's office said the missile hit a densely populated residential area near apartment buildings and grocery stores in Pisochyn. The injured were being treated by medical teams, and the fire at the site had been extinguished.