Russian Iskander missile attack on Hroza has claimed 51 civilian lives — Interior Ministry
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The number of people killed in a Russian terrorist attack on the village of Hroza, Kharkiv Oblast, on Oct. 5, has risen to 51, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported.
One of the wounded died while receiving medical care.
According to preliminary data, Russia fired an Iskander missile at a village cafe shop where a wake was taking place.
Earlier reports indicated an enemy missile hit a café/shop, which was crowded. Eight minutes before the strike, an air raid alert was declared in the region. Only civilian residents of the village attended the memorial dinner, said Volodymyr Tymoshko, head of the National Police in Kharkiv Oblast.
The strike on Hroza was the largest mass-casualty event seen in Kharkiv Oblast since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion and war, said Olena Shapoval, the spokesperson for the regional governor.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the first to react to the Russian terrorist attack. He called it an absolutely deliberate attack and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
There are children among the dead and wounded – a six-year-old boy is reported to have been killed, and at least one other child was wounded.
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