A Russian drone struck a residential home in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region, early Wednesday, Feb. 11, killing four people - three children under the age of two and an adult man.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (DSNS) said on Telegram that the strike completely destroyed a private house, triggering a fire that spread over 60 square meters.
“The enemy once again attacked the private sector of Bohodukhiv with a strike drone. The impact hit a residential building, which was completely destroyed,” the DSNS reported.
Two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl were killed in the attack. Rescuers recovered their bodies from the rubble. A 34-year-old man also died.
Kharkiv Regional Military Administration (OVA) head Oleh Synehubov said two more people were injured: a 35-year-old pregnant woman and a woman over 70.
Later, Bohodukhiv Mayor Volodymyr Bely announced on Facebook that the city has declared three days of mourning - Feb. 11-13.
“The enemy committed a crime that goes beyond human understanding. As a result of a strike on a private house, two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl were killed. Their 34-year-old father died with them,” he wrote.
“The mother and grandmother are fighting for their lives under doctors’ supervision,” the mayor added.
Ukrainian flags with black ribbons were lowered to half-mast on administrative buildings and institutions across the city, while all entertainment and public events were canceled.
According to the Kharkiv region Prosecutor’s Office, at around 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 10, a Russian UAV - preliminarily identified as a Geran-2 - struck the family’s home.
The 35-year-old pregnant mother suffered blast injuries, a traumatic brain injury, and burns. Authorities said the family had evacuated to Bohodukhiv from Zolochiv just days earlier.
It marked the second deadly strike on Bohodukhiv in recent days. On Feb. 9, Russian forces hit the city, killing a 10-year-old boy and his mother after their home collapsed.
Late Tuesday, Feb. 10, Russian drones also struck Zaporizhzhia, causing a large fire and widespread power outages.
Zaporizhzhia OVA head Ivan Fedorov said the attack targeted an infrastructure facility, initially leaving more than 11,000 subscribers without electricity across two districts.
He said that heat restoration could take time in one area, though power is expected to be fully restored. By Wednesday morning, more than 2,000 customers remained without electricity.
Fedorov also reported damage to a hospital department following another overnight drone strike, with windows blown out. No casualties were reported.
In Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia region, drones damaged and destroyed private homes overnight. Two women, aged 19 and 77, were injured and are receiving medical care.
According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia launched 129 attack drones - including Shahed, Gerbera and Italmas UAVs - from 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 10, around 80 of them Shaheds.
Air defenses shot down or suppressed 112 drones. However, 15 strike UAVs hit eight locations across the country.
President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the overnight shelling on Telegram, expressing condolences to the relatives and friends of the family killed in Bohodukhiv.
He also reported that a drone struck a city hospital in Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday morning.
In the Sumy region, overnight attacks injured six people, including children. One person was killed. Earlier that morning, a railway depot in Konotop was also hit, damaging a fire train.
“Each such Russian strike undermines trust in everything that is being done in diplomacy to end this war, and proves again and again that tough pressure on Russia and clear security guarantees for Ukraine are the real key to stopping the killings,” Zelensky wrote.
According to the president, Russia is not preparing to stop - it is preparing to continue fighting.