Ukrainian President Zelensky sends condolences to victims of Russia’s Kharkiv strike

Oleh Bychko looks at a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike, where rescuers recover the body of his 10-year-old son Tymofii from debris in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on October 6. Vitalii Hnidyi/Reuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday sent his condolences to the victims of the Russian strike on Kharkiv that killed one child and left at least 27 injured.  

“A child, a boy, 10 years old... My condolences to his family and loved ones!” Zelensky said in a post on X formerly known as Twitter, adding that all the injured are “receiving necessary assistance.” 

Zelensky also extended his gratitude to the Ukrainian soldiers for their continued service against Russia’s invasion.

“I also express my gratitude to all our warriors who, despite everything, are moving forward, defeating the occupiers, and bringing justice for Russian crimes closer,” he said. 

“Our resilience, our movement, and the daily losses of the occupiers are the response to Russian terror.”

A three-story residential building was destroyed and two apartment buildings were damaged by the strike in Kharkiv.

It came the day after Moscow targeted the village of Hroza near Kupiansk, killing at least 52 people including a 6-year-old boy.