Airstrike on Kharkiv: Direct hit on residential buildings in the Kholodnohirskyi district

Severe airstrike on Kharkiv

During the night of June 20, 2026, the city of Kharkiv experienced a series of powerful explosions as a result of guided aerial bombs (KAB) dropped by Russian forces. According to reports from Суспільне Харків, the impacts were concentrated in the Kholodnohirskyi district, where both a two-story residential building and several houses in the private sector were hit.

Mayor Ihor Terekhov stated via СУСПІЛЬНЕ НОВИНИ that as a result of the strike on the residential building, at least five people were injured, including a six-year-old child. Rescue forces operated under heavy pressure in an effort to extract those trapped in the rubble. Харьков life | Харків 🇺🇦 updated that one person was rescued in serious condition, and that there is a concern that children and other people remain trapped under the rubble.

The situation on the ground remains complex. According to the latest updates from Суспільне Харків, rescue forces managed to pull one woman alive from the rubble of the building in the district, and two more people were brought down from the second floor. 24 Канал | Новини України emphasizes that the city is under a deliberate attack targeting civilian residential areas.

Local sources, identified with clear pro-Ukrainian stances, emphasize the severity of the damage and the fact that this is a direct hit on private homes and apartment buildings. There is currently no official response from Russian sources regarding this attack, as reports are focusing on civilian damage and medical and rescue assistance efforts in the area.