Russia kills 10 in Ukraine strike including children with new missile

President Zelenskyy calls for international response as Russian assault targets civilian and energy infrastructure.Published On 7 Mar 2026A Russian missile strike killed at least 10 people, including two children, after hitting a residential apartment block in Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv.The attack brought down an entire entrance section of the five-storey building from the first floor to the fifth, trapping residents under the rubble, the Kyiv Post reported.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Amid Iran war, will Russia exploit Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot missiles?list 2 of 4‘We know Shaheds’: Inside Ukraine’s bid to support US in Iran attackslist 3 of 4Moscow sees significant rise in demand for Russian oil, gas amid Iran warlist 4 of 4Zelenskyy visits front line as Ukraine and Russia swap 500 prisoners eachend of listAmong the dead were a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grade student, as well as a 13-year-old girl and her mother, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Sixteen others were wounded on Friday.Emergency crews were still combing through debris on Saturday, with authorities warning survivors may still be trapped.The Kharkiv-regional-prosecutors-office" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="37133" data-entity-type="organization">Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said preliminary findings indicate Russia deployed the Izdeliye-30 cruise missile in the strike and has opened a war crimes investigation.The strike on Kharkiv was part of a broader overnight assault, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Russian forces launched 29 missiles and 480 drones, targeting energy facilities in Kyiv and other central regions, with damage reported across at least seven locations nationwide.‘Savage strikes’Air defence systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones, Zelenskyy said.“There must be a response from partners to these savage strikes against life,” Zelenskyy wrote on X, calling on the European Union to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences.Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said on X that it was “another massacre of children by Russians”.The attack comes as US-brokered peace negotiations remain deadlocked.