Key facts
- Two elderly residents killed in Kharkiv Oblast drone attack.
- One person injured in Kremenchuk university building strike.
- 13 private houses damaged in Korotych attack.
- Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University building hit.
Russian drone attacks killed two elderly residents in Kharkiv Oblast and struck a university building in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, overnight on Oct. 20–21, local authorities reported. In the village of Korotych, Kharkiv Oblast, an 81-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man were killed. Governor Oleh Syniehubov stated that 11 other people experienced acute stress reactions, including a 2-month-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, all of whom received medical assistance. The attack damaged 13 private houses, a vehicle, and destroyed an outbuilding by fire. In Kremenchuk, a Russian drone struck an educational building late on Oct. 20, causing a fire and injuring one person, according to Governor Vitalii Diakivnych. Local media identified the building as the fifth academic building of Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University. Mayor Vitalii Maletskyi noted that students had attended classes there earlier that day. Kremenchuk has been repeatedly targeted by Russian attacks in recent weeks.