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Air Delivered event in Kharkiv Oblast, Slobidskyi area, Ukraine on Sun 26th July 2026

26th July 2026

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Russian forces have attacked Kharkiv with a Banderol drone-launched cruise missile, hitting a residential building. One woman has been killed and 16 people have been injured.

Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office

Quote from Terekhov: "A Banderol strike has been recorded in the Slobidskyi district. Information about the aftermath is being established."
Details: Terekhov specified that a hit had been recorded on a residential building, with people injured.

Syniehubov later reported 12 people injured in Kharkiv's Slobidskyi district. He said a 40-year-old woman has been killed.

Among those injured are a 10-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl. The boy sustained a blast injury and was hospitalised. The girl was suffering from shock and received medical treatment at the scene.

The Russian strike completely destroyed a house.

According to Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, the number of people injured in the Russian strike on Kharkiv has risen to 14.

Terekhov later reported that the number of people injured in the attack stood at 16 as of 16:00.

Municipal services are finishing efforts to deal with the aftermath of the Russian attack.

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Kharkiv Oblast ( Slobidskyi area )

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