Missile hits Kharkiv apartment block, killing 10
Mar 8th 2026
A Russian cruise missile struck a five-story building in Kharkiv on Saturday, killing 10 people including two children and wounding 16, as Ukraine reported a large overnight barrage of missiles and drones and emergency services responded to multiple strikes across the country.
- At least 10 people died, including two children, and 16 were wounded after a Russian missile struck a five-story residential building in Kharkiv.
- Ukrainian authorities said the building was hit by a new Russian Izdeliye-30 cruise missile with a reported range of 1,500 kilometers and upgraded satellite navigation resistant to jamming.
- Ukraine reported 29 missiles and 480 drones were launched overnight and said air defenses shot down 19 missiles and 453 drones.
- Emergency crews searched rubble in Kharkiv and officials identified victims including a primary schoolteacher and her son and an eighth-grader and her mother.
- Attacks also caused damage across Kyiv and Odesa regions, sparked major fires at infrastructure facilities, and forced changes to rail routes.
- Russia said it targeted military factories, energy facilities and air bases, while President Zelenskyy called for international support and the Middle East war has delayed planned U.S.-brokered talks.