Russian Strike Kills 10 in Ukrainian Village Near Border

On Tuesday, a Russian rocket attack on Pechenihy, a village in the Kharkiv region roughly 40 km (25 miles) from the Russian border, killed 10 people and wounded 17, according to Ukrainian officials. Kharkiv's regional governor, Oleg Synegubov, announced on social media that the strike targeted the settlement, with preliminary figures showing the death toll. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky added that the rocket hit a crowded intersection near a post office and shops, surrounded by residential buildings. The assault comes at a time of rising civilian casualties in the ongoing four-and-a-half-year war. Emergency services released images of rescuers transporting the injured through rubble and burning vehicles, illustrating the destruction.