Russian guided bombs injure eight children in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

At least eight children were injured in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Thursday when Russian guided bombs struck a site close to a sports complex where they had been training, local officials said. The town of Derhachi where the incident occurred is a frequent target of Russian aerial strikes.

At least eight children were injured in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Thursday when Russian guided bombs struck a site close to a sports complex where they had been training, local officials said.

The town of Derhachi where the incident occurred is a frequent target of Russian aerial strikes. Police said the bombs had landed on the premises of an enterprise near the sports centre, sparking fires. Four of the children suffered moderate injuries and the others minor ones, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on the Telegram messaging app. An elderly man was also wounded.

"The consequences could have been more tragic," Synehubov told national TV. Derhachi is near the border with Russia. The Kharkiv region where it is located has long been targeted by Russian attacks but the strikes have become more intense in recent months, hitting civilian and energy infrastructure.

Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians but thousands have been killed and injured in the war that began with the full-scale invasion of Moscow troops in February 2022.

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