Attacks by Russia kill two in east Ukraine; 33 hurt in Kharkiv
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- Two people died in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk, after a Russian strike, with 12 others wounded, according to regional prosecutors.
- Kharkiv was hit by Russian glide bombs, wounding at least 33, including children, causing damage to residential areas.
- President Zelensky condemned the "senseless strikes" with "no military purpose," as Russia increases attacks amid stalled ceasefire talks.
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KHARKIV, Ukraine – Two people were killed in a Russian strike on eastern Ukraine on July 24 and at least 33 were wounded when Russian glide bombs struck a residential neighbourhood in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, regional officials said.
The Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office in eastern Ukraine said the two deaths were in the city of Kostiantynivka, where 12 people were also wounded.
In Kharkiv, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said a 10-year-old child and a month-old infant were among those hurt when Ukraine’s second-largest city was hit by two glide bombs – air-launched munitions fitted with wings and satellite-aided navigation to extend their range and precision.
“These are utterly senseless strikes with no military purpose whatsoever,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X.
Thick black smoke billowed above the northern district of Kharkiv where a local business and an apartment block were damaged. Stunned residents fled, with some clutching children and flames engulfing parked cars.
“I looked around and everything was smashed,” said Mr Yevhen Hanushchak, holding a crate with his cat outside a damaged apartment building.
“Tons of smoke, people running and screaming, grabbing their things.”
Russia, which denies targeting civilians, has stepped up air strikes on Ukrainian towns and cities since talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in its nearly 3½ year old war in Ukraine stalled in 2025.
Glide bombs have been particularly devastating in areas closer to the battlefield.
The regional prosecutors said the July 24 attack was launched nearly 100km away. REUTERS
