Russian strike kills four, including three children, in Ukraine’s Bohodukhiv

Kyiv: A Russian strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Bohodukhiv killed four people, including three young children, a regional official said on Wednesday.

According to Kharkiv regional military governor Oleh Syniehubov, two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl were killed in the attack. A 34-year-old man who was in the same house as the children later died from his injuries.

Syniehubov said a 74-year-old woman was wounded and is receiving medical treatment. In an earlier statement, he also reported that a 35-year-old pregnant woman was injured in the strike.

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Bohodukhiv is located in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, where Russian forces have recently intensified attacks, particularly targeting transport and energy infrastructure.

The strike comes as Ukrainian and Russian officials continue US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending Moscow’s four-year invasion of Ukraine. While the two sides carried out a prisoner exchange last week, prospects for a broader peace agreement remain uncertain.

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According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), around 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The agency said 2025 has been the deadliest year so far, with more than 2,500 civilian deaths recorded.