UPDATED: Russian attack on Kharkiv kills child, injures 34.

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia attacked a residential neighborhood in the city of Kharkiv late in the evening on Oct. 30, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring at least 34 people, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
A 15-year-old boy is still trapped under the rubble, Syniehubov added on the morning on Oct. 31. Three people were rescued by first responders while the search and rescue operation continues.
Initially it was reported that two children had been killed but this was later revised.
According to preliminary data, the attack was carried out with a high-explosive FAB-500 bomb, Syniehubov said.
“Partners see what happens every day. In these circumstances, every delayed decision on their part means dozens or even hundreds more Russian bombs used against Ukraine,” President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X following the attack.
“Their decisions are the lives of our people. That is why we must stop Russia together — and do so with all possible force.”
The attack hit a 9-story building, destroying the entryway from the first through fifth floors, the State Emergency Service reported. Fires are being extinguished in several apartments and rescuers are searching for more victims who may be trapped beneath the rubble.
Several injured people, including a child, have already been pulled from the debris, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
The northeastern city of Kharkiv has suffered relentless Russian attacks for over the past two years of Russia’s full-scale war. In recent months, Moscow has intensified aerial strikes, often targeting densely populated neighborhoods.
A Russian bombing on Oct. 28 damaged the Derzhprom building (the State Industry Building), a historic landmark which has been under enhanced UNESCO protection since 2022.
An overnight attack just hours later killed four people and destroyed several homes.