Strike on Kharkiv Hospital Injures 46 and Disrupts Heat and Hot Water in the City
Russian guided aerial munitions and ballistic missiles hit Kharkiv overnight, damaging a medical facility and nearby housing in the Nemishlianskyi district and injuring 46 people, while separate strikes on infrastructure forced a partial suspension of heat and hot water in the city.
An overnight Russian strike on Kharkiv tore through a hospital complex and nearby homes, injuring dozens and compounding damage to the city’s basic services.
Local authorities said Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with a mix of guided aerial munitions and ballistic missiles. One of the explosions hit a medical facility in the Nemishlianskyi district, striking the passageway that links separate hospital buildings.
The blast damaged one of the hospital’s departments. Municipal officials reported that windows were shattered in four nearby multi-storey apartment blocks and that at least 10 cars were damaged by shrapnel and debris. By morning, the city council said 46 people had been injured in the attack. Around 200 people were evacuated from the hospital building while checks and repairs began.
At the same time, Kharkiv and the surrounding region were dealing with hits on infrastructure that underpins daily life. City authorities said strikes on facilities that provide heat and hot water forced a partial suspension of those services.
The combination of a hospital strike, damage to nearby residential buildings and disruption to heating and hot water adds to pressure on Kharkiv’s residents as they face renewed attacks on both civilian sites and municipal systems.
Indicators to watch now include updates on the hospital’s ability to resume normal operations, the timeline for restoring full heat and hot water supplies, and any further strikes that suggest Kharkiv’s medical and urban infrastructure remains under focused attack.
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- OSINT