Tragic Russian Airstrike Near Kharkiv Claims Lives of Four, Including Children

Thu Feb 12 2026 00:43:00 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A recent drone strike in Bohodukhiv, Ukraine, has resulted in the tragic deaths of four individuals, including three young children, as hostilities in the region intensify following a brief ceasefire.

In a devastating incident, a Russian drone strike in Bohodukhiv, near Kharkiv, has killed four people, among them three children aged one and two. The attack, which injured several others, occurs as Russia has resumed its offensive after a week-long pause. The situation has raised alarms as local authorities declare a state of emergency in the energy sector amid ongoing attacks affecting infrastructure.

A Russian strike has killed at least four people, including three young children, in a town west of Kharkiv, a Ukrainian official says.

Oleg Synegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, confirmed that two boys, both 1, a two-year-old girl, and a 34-year-old man were killed after a drone hit a house they were staying in.

A 35-year-old pregnant woman and another woman, 76, were injured in the strike on Bohodukhiv, Synegubov reported.

This attack on Bohodukhiv occurred on Tuesday night and comes as Moscow renews strikes following a week-long pause that was observed during extreme cold temperatures.

In concurrent developments, early Tuesday, Russian forces dropped seven bombs on the city of Slovyansk, killing two people, including an 11-year-old girl.

Bohodukhiv had already been targeted earlier in the week, with attacks cutting power to tens of thousands and resulting in multiple casualties, described by Ukrainian officials.

The escalation of attacks has prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to declare a state of emergency in the energy situation in the Kharkiv region.

The events serve as a stark reminder of the ongoing humanitarian crisis fueled by the conflict, as both sides appear to gear up for continued hostilities.