Russian missile kills 10-year-old boy in Kharkiv while sleeping – Ukraine

A 10-year-old boy was sleeping when Russia bombed the city of Kharkiv, and he sadly died. Ukrainian officials shared this information.

A photo claiming to show the boy’s body lying in the rubble was shared on social media by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

He looked like he was covered with a blue blanket and dust. There were broken things all around him, and some people who were there to help.

A child’s body covered with a blanket. This morning, he was killed in Kharkiv by a missile from Russia. “The ministry said that it seemed like the boy was sleeping. ”

The Iskander is a type of missile from Russia. It can reach the city of Kharkiv, which is near the border of Ukraine, very quickly.

CNN has not checked or verified the photo on its own.

A 68-year-old lady, who was the grandmother of the boy, died in the attacks. The boy’s 11-month-old brother was injured along with 30 other people. Oleh Syniehubov, the chief of Kharkiv’s regional state administration, gave this information.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned in his speech on Friday evening that the parents and 11-month-old brother of the boys are currently receiving treatment in a hospital.

“I extend my sympathy to all who have lost their loved ones due to Russia,” he said.

The 10-year-old is one of over 500 children who have died in Ukraine because of Russia’s invasion. As of October 6th, in Ukraine, 505 children have died and more than 1,129 have been hurt with different levels of seriousness, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office.

On Friday, there was an attack in Kharkiv. This happened one day after a very destructive missile strike in Hroza, where another child and at least 51 other people were killed. There are still two kids and two grown-ups who cannot be found after the attack in Hroza.

It’s hard to believe that people are capable of doing such things. The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, said that Russians attacked a grocery store and a cafe in Hroza village in the Kharkiv region. “This attack is really mean and doesn’t make any sense, like the war started by RF (the Russian Federation),” she said.

On Friday, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba stated that the attacks on Kharkiv and Hroza were terrible acts that demonstrate the need for ongoing and increased international support for Ukraine.

“Making it weaker would only lead to more acts of violence and violation of human rights like this,” he said.

Russia says it does not attack innocent people or places where regular people live.