Russian aerial attack on Ukraine's Izium wounds three children
Photo: Russian guided aerial bomb (Getty Images)
Russian aircraft carried out airstrikes on Izium in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on July 17. Children were among those injured in the attack, according to a statement by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov.
Russia bombs Izium
Two children were injured in the enemy attack with guided aerial bombs on Izium, the official said.
"An 8-year-old boy suffered blast injuries, while a 16-year-old girl was wounded by shattered glass," Syniehubov said.
A 40-year-old man was also injured by glass fragments.
"All of the victims are receiving medical assistance," he added.
Number of injured rises
At 5:43 p.m. Kyiv time, the head of the regional administration reported that another child had been affected by the guided bomb strike on Izium.
"A 13-year-old girl suffered an acute stress reaction. She received medical assistance," he wrote.
In late December last year, a 47-year-old man and his 42-year-old wife, who worked as a police officer, were killed in an attack on Izium.
Rescuers in Izium recovered the bodies of two people from a private home destroyed by a Russian aerial bomb. Russian forces dropped several bombs on the city during the daytime on December 20, 2025.
A Russian attack drone struck a truck in Izium on December 5, 2025. Two men, aged 52 and 67, were killed.
