• At least 10 people, including two children, have been killed in a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv.
• Emergency workers continue to search through the rubble of a destroyed residential building.
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urges international partners for increased support against ongoing assaults.
• Russia’s military actions have also targeted energy and transport infrastructure across Ukraine.
• New missile technology used by Russia includes the Izdeliye-30 cruise missile.

On Saturday, a Russian missile attack on a five-story residential building in Kharkiv resulted in the deaths of at least 10 individuals, including two children, and injured 16 others, according to local officials. Among the deceased were a primary school teacher and her son, as well as a young girl and her mother, trapped in their homes during the strike, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov SCMP, CBS News, and LA Times.

The attack on Kharkiv was part of a broader wave of Russian military action across Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia launched 29 missiles and 480 drones targeting critical infrastructure. Damage has been reported in at least seven locations across the country, with Ukrainian officials citing effective air defense operations that downed 19 missiles and 453 drones Reuters, India Times, and Al Jazeera.

The missile believed to have struck the Kharkiv building is identified as the Izdeliye-30, a newer subsonic cruise missile characterized by advanced targeting capabilities. This attack follows increasing incidents where civilian locations have been targeted, leading President Zelenskyy to call for an international response to these "savage strikes against life" CBS News, LA Times, and SCMP.

In addition to civilian infrastructure, military targets were also affected, with Russian officials stating their operations are aimed at military factories, energy facilities, and air bases. This incident is part of a larger pattern of escalating military confrontations, further complicating peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine Al Jazeera and LA Times.