A Russian missile strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Balakliya killed three people and wounded 10, including three children, the region’s governor and a regional military official in Kharkiv said on Monday.
The overnight attack hit the city center, injuring children born in 2007, 2010 and 2011, Vitali Karabanov, head of Balakliya’s military administration said on the Telegram messaging app. Nine of the wounded were hospitalized, he said.
Governor Oleg Synegubov posted on Telegram that at least seven people were wounded.
“The enemy launched missile strikes on the city of Balakliya,” Synegubov said, adding that at least seven people were wounded and apartment buildings and cars damaged.
There was no immediate response from Moscow to the attack. Reuters could not independently verify Karabanov’s report.
