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Russian Strikes Set Kharkiv Supermarket Ablaze; Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills Two
Russian airstrikes hit a home-improvement supermarket in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday night.
After the first strike, rescue workers were still at the scene when an air-raid warning sounded and two more strikes hit, starting a large fire inside the store.
The supermarket’s workers and customers were evacuated in time, and Kharkiv’s mayor said no one was injured there.
A Ukrainian drone attack on Belgorod, Russia, killed two people and injured 13, according to local authorities.
The regional governor said the attack damaged apartment blocks, cars, homes, administrative buildings, businesses and social facilities.
The strikes hit communities on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war, with the Belgorod attack causing reported deaths and injuries.
At least three Russian air strikes hit a household-goods supermarket in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and the later strikes caused a large fire.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said no one was injured and that staff and shoppers had been evacuated before the follow-up strikes.
A Ukrainian drone attack on Belgorod, Russia, killed two people and injured 13, according to local authorities.
Belgorod regional governor Alexander Shuvayev said the attack damaged buildings, vehicles and other sites.
- Who
- Russian forces struck the Kharkiv supermarket; Ukrainian forces carried out a drone attack in Belgorod.
- What
- Russian strikes set the supermarket ablaze. The Ukrainian drone attack killed two people and injured 13.
- When
- The Kharkiv strikes took place on Saturday night, 24 October 2026. The Belgorod attack was reported as occurring at night.
- Where
- Kharkiv, Ukraine, and Belgorod, Russia.
- Why
- Not stated
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Russian air strikes hit a household-goods supermarket in Kharkiv.
An air-raid warning sounded as responders worked at the site, and rescue workers, medical staff and others were directed to shelter.
Two further strikes hit the supermarket and caused a large fire.
A Ukrainian drone attack hit Belgorod, where local authorities reported two deaths and 13 injuries.
- Kharkiv target
- Household-goods supermarket
- Russian strikes
- At least three
- Kharkiv casualties
- No injuries reported by Mayor Ihor Terekhov
- Belgorod casualties
- 2 killed; 13 injured
- Belgorod damage
- At least 30 apartment blocks, 35 cars, 4 houses, 3 administrative buildings, 8 commercial businesses and 3 social facilities