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Russia pounds Kharkiv and Lviv region with missiles and drones, killing three civilians

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Caraco, A. (2026, October 13). Russia pounds Kharkiv and Lviv region with missiles and drones, killing three civilians. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/13/russia-pounds-kharkiv-and-lviv-region-with-missiles-and-drones-killing-three-civilians

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Euronews · collected 2026-10-13 · by Alexis Caraco
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Russia conducted missile and drone attacks on Kharkiv and Lviv regions, resulting in three civilian deaths in Kharkiv where a residential building collapsed and another was damaged. In Lviv, two homes were set on fire and three cars were damaged by a Russian drone attack with no reported injuries. Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia launched five ballistic missiles, nine Banderol loitering munitions, and 108 drones; Ukrainian air defenses managed to shoot down or electronically suppress 88 of the drones.
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On October 12, Russia conducted a missile and drone attack on Kharkiv and Lviv regions in Ukraine. In Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district, an explosion caused part of a four-storey residential building to collapse, resulting in the deaths of three civilians. Emergency crews, including police, bomb-disposal teams, and search dogs, worked at the site to find any trapped individuals, with one State Emergency Service responder getting injured during rescue operations.

The attack also damaged a five-storey building in Shevchenkivskyi district where a ground-floor bank caught fire along with several vehicles. Meanwhile, in Lviv's Murovane, a Russian drone strike set two homes on fire and destroyed three cars; fortunately, no injuries were reported there.

According to Ukraine’s air force, Russia launched five ballistic missiles, nine Banderol loitering munitions, and 108 drones. Ukrainian air defenses managed to shoot down or electronically suppress 88 of those drones but confirmed strikes at 17 locations, with debris falling in seven additional spots.

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Topics

Kharkiv Lviv Murovane Russian State Emergency Service

Subjects

Kharkiv GPE · 1× Lviv GPE · 1× Murovane GPE · 1× Russia GPE · 1× Russian NORP · 1× State Emergency Service ORG · 1× Ukraine GPE · 1×

Narrative

Rescue workers recovered three bodies from the rubble of a four-storey residential building in Kharkiv’s western Kholodnohirskyi district, where an entire section of the block had collapsed.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13
🔮 Emergency crews, police, bomb-disposal teams and search dogs remained at the sites, looking for people who may still be trapped.
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Russia pounds Kharkiv and Lviv region with missiles and drones, killing three civilians · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

Rescue workers recovered three bodies from the rubble of a four-storey residential building in Kharkiv’s western Kholodnohirskyi district, where an entire section of the block had collapsed. asserted
section → recover → block
The attack also damaged a five-storey building in the Shevchenkivskyi district. asserted
attack → damage → district
A ground-floor bank and several vehicles caught fire, while windows were blown out in nearby apartment blocks. asserted
windows → catch → blocks
Emergency crews, police, bomb-disposal teams and search dogs remained at the sites, looking for people who may still be trapped. uncertain
who → remain → people
A State Emergency Service responder was injured during the operation. asserted
responder → injure → operation
In the western Lviv region, a Russian drone attack set two homes on fire and damaged three cars in Murovane. asserted
attack → set → Murovane
No injuries were reported there. asserted
injuries → report → ?
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched five ballistic missiles, nine Banderol loitering munitions and 108 drones from the evening of 12 October. asserted
Russia → say → October
Air defences shot down or electronically suppressed 88 drones, but strikes were recorded at 17 locations and debris fell at seven others. asserted
debris → shoot → others
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