12 children among 38 injured as Russian missile strikes near funeral for Ukrainian soldier

At least 38 people, including 12 children, were injured Tuesday when a missile struck a residential building in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region while a military funeral took place nearby. What local officials believe to be a Russian Iskander missile landed in the small town of Pervomaisky at about 1:30 p.m., striking a residential building as people gathered nearby for the funeral of Oleh Fadeenko, a soldier who had been killed in combat near Bakhmut. Major Maksym Zhorin, a former commander of the Ukrainian army, said Russia “targeted the site where the ceremony was taking place,” in a message shared on Telegram. Local television footage showed bloodied residents amid a cloud of black smoke and a tall, multi-story residential building. Officials said a 3-month-old was the youngest injured in the attack. The child’s condition was not immediately known. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/07/04/38-injured-as-russian-missile-strikes-near-ukrainian-soliders-funeral/ #urkaine #russia #kharkiv The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost