Kharkiv strike death toll rises to six, with 59 injured
Ukrainian officials reported a higher casualty toll following the Russian air strikes on 5 October. The photograph is an archive illustration.
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Six people were killed and 59 injured in Russian air strikes on Kharkiv on 5 October 2026, according to Ukrainian officials cited by Reuters.
Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov reported three bomb impacts in different parts of the city. Residential buildings and warehouses were damaged.
The revised figures replace earlier reports of five deaths and 53 injuries. Actualno.com also reports the updated toll, citing announcements from the mayor and regional authorities.
These are the figures available at publication. They may be revised as authorities release further information.
Sources: Reuters, updated 5 October 2026; Actualno.com, updated report.
Archive illustration — not a photograph of the attack: central Kharkiv, photographed on 21 June 2016 by Viktor O. Ledenyov. Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized to 1200×675 pixels by 5000.news. The edited image remains under the same licence.
