# Kharkiv strikes (2022–present)

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The Russian Armed Forces have launched several rocket attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## 2022
### February 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing

On 28 February 2022, a series of rocket strikes by the Russian Armed Forces killed nine civilians and wounded 37 more during the battle of Kharkiv. The Russian Army used cluster munition in the attack. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Human Rights Watch described these strikes as a possible war crime.

### Kharkiv government building airstrike

On 1 March 2022, Russian forces attacked the government administrative building of the Kharkiv Oblast, located in the city of Kharkiv.

### March 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing

On 24 March 2022, a rocket strike by the Russian Armed Forces killed 6 civilians and wounded 15 more during the battle of Kharkiv, part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Army used 9N210/9N235 cluster munition and BM-27 Uragan multiple rocket launcher in the attack. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Amnesty International described these strikes as a possible Russian war crime.

### April 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing

On 15 April 2022, a series of rocket strikes by the Russian Armed Forces killed nine civilians and wounded 35 more during the battle of Kharkiv, part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Army used 9N210/9N235 cluster munition in the attack. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons when used in densely populated areas, Amnesty International described these strikes as a possible war crime.

### Kharkiv dormitories missile strike

On 17 and 18 August 2022, the missile strike on dormitories in Kharkiv was performed by Russian aviation with a series of missiles. The impact killed 25 people including an 11-year-old boy.

## 2023
### December 2023

On 30 December 2023, Russian forces attacked the city of Kharkiv with missiles, injuring at least 28 people, including a foreign journalist, and damaging civilian infrastructure.

## 2024
### January 2024

On 2 January, strikes were conducted on Kharkiv utilizing the Hwasong-11A (KN-23) missiles developed by North Korea.
On 23 January, three strikes on Kharkiv led to nine victims, including a 4-year-old child. In the evening in particular, the central Pushkinska Street was hit. In response, on 26 January 2024 the Kharkiv City Council renamed this Pushkinska street to Hryhorii Skovoroda street. On 29 April 2024 the Kharkiv metro station on the street that was also named after Pushkin was renamed to Yaroslava Mudroho station.

### May 2024

On 9 and 10 May 2024, the Russians tried to break through the front in Kharkiv while the Ukrainians resisted, starting the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.
On 13 May 2024, the first of a scatter of underground schools in Kharkiv was opened in Industrialnyi District, so children could continue their education amidst the Russian attacks on the city.

#### 25 May supermarket strike

On 25 May, a Russian strike on a hardware store and a residential area killed 18 and injured 65 others.

### July 2024

On 13 July, a Russian double tap strike on the village of Budy killed two and injured 25 others, including two children.

### August 2024

On August 6, a Russian missile struck the city center, killing one and injuring 12 others.
On August 30, Russian missiles hit an apartment building and playground in the city killing 7 people, including a 14 year old girl. At least a further 77 people were wounded.

### September 2024

On September 15, a Russian missile strike hit a 12-story apartment block, killing one person and injuring at least 40.

### October 2024

On October 30, a Russian missile hit a nine-story apartment block, killing three people.