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Russian strike on Ukraine kills four, including three children

SLOVIANSK, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 10: Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire after a Russian bombing raid on the city of Sloviansk, Ukraine, 10 February 2026. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Regional military head Oleg Synegubov said two one-year-old boys, a two-year-old girl and a 34-year-old man died as a result of the strike [file image]

A Russian strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Bogodukhiv killed four people, including three young children, an official said.

Two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl died as a result of the strike, according to regional military head Oleg Synegubov.

A 34-year-old man in the same house as the children also died from his wounds, Mr Synegubov said on Telegram.

He added that a 74-year-old woman was wounded and was receiving medical assistance.

In an earlier statement, he also said a 35-year-old pregnant woman had been wounded in the strike.

Bogodukhiv is located in the Kharkiv region, where Russian forces have recently stepped up attacks on transport and energy infrastructure.

Ukrainian and Russian officials have held US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending Russia's nearly four-year invasion.

The two sides conducted a prisoner swap last week, though an agreement to draw a line under the conflict still seems a way off.

According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), around 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since Russia invaded in February 2022.

HRMMU said that 2025 was the deadliest year with more than 2,500 civilians killed.