Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Drone Strike Kills 3 Toddlers and Father in Kharkiv as New Waves Hit Ukrainian Cities and Power

Kyiv says the escalating assaults are eroding trust in U.S.-brokered peace efforts.

Overview

  • Prosecutors said a Russian Geran‑2 (Shahed‑type) drone destroyed a home in Bohodukhiv, killing two one‑year‑old boys, a two‑year‑old girl, and their 34‑year‑old father, as rescuers pulled the 35‑weeks‑pregnant mother from the rubble with severe injuries.
  • The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office opened a pre‑trial war‑crime investigation and Bohodukhiv declared three days of mourning, with flags lowered and public events canceled.
  • Ukraine's air force reported Russia launched 129 attack drones the night of Feb. 10–11, of which 112 were shot down or suppressed, with additional strikes reported across Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Dnipro and Kyiv.
  • A subsequent overnight barrage on Feb. 12 involved 219 drones and 24 ballistic missiles targeting major cities, with Ukraine reporting most were intercepted but strikes still injuring civilians and damaging residential buildings.
  • Officials reported extensive utility outages as energy infrastructure was hit, including thousands of Kyiv buildings without heat or power, nearly 300,000 people in Odesa without water, and injuries in Dnipro, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged stronger air‑defense support and said Moscow is hesitating on the next round of talks.