Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s Pryluky kills 16, injures 55 people

By Ahmet Taş | Wise News Press

PRYLUKY, Ukraine — A Russian missile strike on a five-story residential building in Pryluky, in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region, killed 16 people and injured 55 others, Ukrainian authorities said.

The casualties included four children among the dead and seven children among the wounded. Search and rescue operations were continuing at the site of the strike as emergency crews worked through the rubble of the damaged residential building.

Missile hit a residential block in Pryluky

The attack took place on Wednesday, October 7, during a large Russian missile and drone assault on several Ukrainian regions. According to police in the Chernihiv region, a Russian missile struck a residential building in Pryluky, causing severe destruction and leaving residents trapped under debris.

Initial casualty figures rose throughout the day as rescue teams reached more parts of the damaged structure. Ukrainian authorities said 16 people had been confirmed dead and 55 injured.

The strike damaged not only the building directly hit by the missile but also nearby homes. Local officials said 15 apartment buildings and 16 private houses were damaged, while the full scale of destruction was still being assessed.

Children among the dead and wounded

Ukrainian police said four of the 16 people killed in Pryluky were children. Seven children were also among the injured.

Earlier reports said 27 people had been hospitalized, including three in serious condition, while others were receiving outpatient treatment. The updated casualty figures underscored the severity of the attack on a civilian residential area.

The strike has drawn renewed attention to the impact of Russia’s long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities far from the front line. In Pryluky, the missile hit a place where families were living, turning an ordinary residential building into the center of a major rescue operation.

Rescue operations continue across several regions

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi said emergency and rescue work was continuing at eight locations after the Russian attack. In addition to the Chernihiv region, crews were deployed in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as in the Kirovohrad and Poltava regions.

Vyhivskyi said the Russian strikes hit civilian locations, including residential buildings, shops, a garage cooperative and a warehouse. He stressed that the attacks affected families who were inside their homes when the missiles and drones struck.

Rescue workers, police officers and emergency teams continued to search for missing people in the affected areas. In Pryluky, authorities said the operation would continue until the site was fully checked.

Energy infrastructure was also targeted

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said one of Russia’s main targets during the overnight assault was Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

The attack came as Ukraine continues to prepare for increased pressure on its power system ahead of the winter period. Russian strikes on energy facilities have repeatedly caused outages and placed additional strain on civilian infrastructure.

While energy facilities were among the broader targets, the missile impact in Pryluky showed that residential areas were also hit during the same wave of attacks. Ukrainian officials said the consequences were being documented as part of the broader record of damage caused by Russia’s war.

Russia used missiles and drones in the attack

Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched several types of missiles and drones during the assault. The weapons included Tsirkon and Oniks anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M, S-400 and KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-101, Iskander-K and Kalibr cruise missiles, as well as 130 attack drones.

Of the drones launched, 46 were described as jet-powered Shahed-type drones.

Ukrainian air defenses said they neutralized five ballistic missiles, 39 cruise missiles and 117 drones. Information on several other cruise missiles was still being clarified. Despite the interceptions, missile and drone impacts were recorded at 18 locations, while debris from intercepted targets fell in five other areas.

Civilian toll rises after overnight assault

The Pryluky strike became one of the deadliest parts of the latest Russian attack wave. The destruction of a five-story apartment building, the deaths of children and the high number of wounded highlighted the civilian cost of the assault.

Ukrainian authorities said rescue and recovery efforts were ongoing, while medical teams continued treating the wounded. Damage assessment work was also under way in the affected neighborhoods.

The attack on Pryluky once again showed that civilians in Ukrainian cities remain exposed to Russian missile and drone strikes, even outside the immediate front-line areas. For the families affected in Chernihiv region, the search for survivors and the process of documenting the damage were still continuing.

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