Kharkiv strikes (2022–present)
Russian missile strikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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The Armed Forces of Russia have launched numerous rocket attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine, since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine which marked the beginning of the current phase of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.
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2022
February 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
On 28 February 2022, a series of rocket strikes by the Russian Armed Forces killed nine civilians and wounded 37 more during the battle of Kharkiv. The Russian army used cluster munitions in the attack. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Human Rights Watch described these strikes as a possible war crime.[1]
Kharkiv government building airstrike
On 1 March 2022, Russian forces attacked the government administrative building of the Kharkiv Oblast, located in the city of Kharkiv.[2]
March 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
On 24 March 2022, a rocket strike by the Russian Armed Forces killed 6 civilians and wounded 15 more during the battle of Kharkiv, part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Army used 9N210/9N235 cluster munition and BM-27 Uragan multiple rocket launcher in the attack. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Amnesty International described these strikes as a possible Russian war crime.[3]
April 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing
On 15 April 2022, a series of rocket strikes by the Russian Armed Forces killed nine civilians and wounded 35 more during the battle of Kharkiv, part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian army used 9N210/9N235 cluster munition in the attack. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons when used in densely populated areas, Amnesty International described these strikes as a possible war crime.[3]
Kharkiv dormitories missile strike
On 17 and 18 August 2022, the missile strike on dormitories in Kharkiv was performed by Russian aviation with a series of missiles.[4][5] The impact killed 25 people, including an eleven-year-old boy.[6]
2023
October 2023
On 5 October 2023, Russian Forces struck the town of Hroza in the Kupiansk Raion of the Kharkiv Oblast. A Russian Iskander missile struck a grocery store and a cafe during a memorial service for a fallen soldier. The attack killed 59 people, with six injured and three missing, making it one of the deadliest strikes of the war and in the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack and said the incident was a deliberate attack on civilians and "no blind strike."[7][8]
December 2023
On 30 December 2023, Russian forces attacked the city of Kharkiv with missiles, injuring at least 28 people, including a foreign journalist, and damaging civilian infrastructure.[9]
2024
January 2024
On 2 January, strikes were conducted on Kharkiv utilizing the Hwasong-11A (KN-23) missiles developed by North Korea.[10][11]
On 23 January, three strikes on Kharkiv led to nine victims, including a four-year-old child.[12] In the evening in particular, the central Pushkinska Street was hit.[13] In response, on 26 January 2024, the Kharkiv City Council renamed this Pushkinska street to Hryhorii Skovoroda street.[14] On 29 April 2024, the Kharkiv metro station on the street that was also named after Pushkin was renamed to Yaroslava Mudroho station.[15]
May 2024
On 9 and 10 May 2024, the Russians tried to break through the front in Kharkiv while the Ukrainians resisted, starting the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.[16][17]
On 13 May 2024, the first of a scattering of underground schools in Kharkiv was opened in Industrialnyi District so children could continue their education amidst the Russian attacks on the city.[18]
25 May supermarket strike
On 25 May, a Russian strike on a hardware store and a residential area killed 18 and injured 65 others.[19]
July 2024
On 13 July, a Russian double-tap strike on the village of Budy killed two and injured 25 others, including two children.[20]
August 2024
On 6 August, a Russian missile struck the city center, killing one, and injuring 12 others.[21]
On 30 August, Russian missiles hit an apartment building and playground in the city killing seven people, including a 14-year-old girl. At least a further 77 people were wounded.[22]
September 2024
On 15 September, a Russian missile strike hit a 12-story apartment block, killing one person and injuring at least 40.[23]
October 2024
On 30 October, a Russian missile hit a nine-story apartment block, killing three people.[24]
2025
February 2025
On 28 February 2025, Russia fired drones against a medical facility, injuring seven people.[25]
March 2025
On 30 March 2025, Russia fired drones against a military hospital, a dormitory hosting refugees and residential buildings. Two people were killed and 35 wounded.[26]
June 2025
On 11 June 2025, Russia fired drones on buildings and public facilities, killing three individuals and wounding 60 people. The attack included the use of 17 Shahed loitering munitions (i.e., drones). The main areas affected included the Slobidskyi and Osnovianskyi districts.[27]
July 2025
On 7 July, Russian drones struck Shevchenkivskyi and Slobidskyi districts, hitting high-rise apartments, a school, and a kindergarten. Twenty-seven civilians were injured, including three children.[28] On 24 July, regional authorities said two glide bombs hit a residential area, killing two people and injuring 33, among them children.[29]
2026
January 2026
On 2 January 2026, a Russian double-missile attack hit and destroyed a residential apartment block, killing two civilians and wounding 28.[30] On 5 January 2026, Russian forces launched five missile attacks against the industrial zone of the Slobidskyi District, targeting the energy infrastructure.[31]