Ukrainian officials said dozens of people were killed in a Russian attack that struck a cafe that was holding a wake service in a village in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, with emergency crews scrambling through the debris in search of more casualties.
Scenes Of Death, Destruction In Ukraine's Northeast Following Missile Strike
- By Reuters
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A woman reacts next to the bodies of those killed following what Ukraine said was a Russian military strike in the village of Hroza in the Kharkiv region on October 5. At least 49 people, including a 6-year-old boy, were killed in the attack.
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Firefighters work at the site of the missile strike.
Kharkiv regional Governor Oleh Synyehubov said that a cafe and a shop had been hit at around lunchtime in the village of Hroza in the Kupyansk district of Kharkiv and that many civilians had been there at the time.
Kharkiv regional Governor Oleh Synyehubov said that a cafe and a shop had been hit at around lunchtime in the village of Hroza in the Kupyansk district of Kharkiv and that many civilians had been there at the time.
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The bodies of victims lie scattered around a children's playground as firefighters and rescue workers survey the scene.
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Firefighters and rescue personnel were working throughout the day to retrieve bodies under the rubble.
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Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said residents of the village of about 330 people had been holding a memorial service in the cafe when it was struck. Local officials said they had been sitting down to a meal.
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"From every family, from every household, there were people present at this commemoration. This is a terrible tragedy," Klymenko told Ukrainian television.
The attack was the deadliest in the Kharkiv region since Russia's full-scale invasion more than 19 months ago, a spokesperson for the Kharkiv regional military administration told Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne.
The attack was the deadliest in the Kharkiv region since Russia's full-scale invasion more than 19 months ago, a spokesperson for the Kharkiv regional military administration told Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne.
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A local woman looks over bodies of the victims.
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The body of a woman killed during the strike is identified by writing her name on a note.
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An elderly man sits alone as bodies of those killed are covered in plastic.