{
  "id": 16097151,
  "title": "Russia Strikes Crowded Market in Lozova, Killing 2, Wounding 36",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/russia-strikes-crowded-market-in-lozova-killing-2-wounding-36",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T19:14:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87910"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian forces targeted a crowded market in Lozova, a city in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, on Thursday, Oct. 22, with a Shahed drone and a Banderol missile, killing two women and wounding 36 people. The victims were identified as a 50-year-old and a 60-year-old woman. The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration's head, Oleh Syniehubov, later reported that the number of injured had increased to 36, with two individuals suffering only from acute stress reactions. The remaining 34 people suffered varying degrees of injuries, although all received immediate medical attention. Some were hospitalized in critical condition, fighting for their lives. Lozova Mayor Serhii Zelensky described the attack as a deliberate, targeted strike on civilians, noting that it occurred during the lunch hour while the market was bustling. He emphasized that no military targets existed in an open market like the one struck. The strike caused significant damage to market stalls, private residences, apartment buildings, nearby shopping centers, a church, and private vehicles. Emergency and municipal services activated their mass-casualty response mode, warning residents to seek shelter upon hearing an air raid alert. The casualty count continued to rise after the attack; initially, Syniehubov reported 17 injured, a figure Zelensky also gave. Russian forces also struck a private house in Zhytomyr with a Shahed drone, injuring eight people, including two children. In Sloviansk, mandatory evacuation of families with children was extended to the entire community after 42 strikes on Wednesday, Oct. 21, left two boys aged seven and 12 injured. Russian forces also used an FPV drone to hit an armored evacuation vehicle of the Proliska Humanitarian Mission near Kramatorsk, the 120th time the humanitarian organization has been targeted since the invasion began in 2022. On Monday, Oct. 19, Russia struck a crowded park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, with a drone, killing six people, including two children, with the youngest being a little girl just over a year old, killed while sitting in her stroller.",
  "summary": "Russian forces struck a crowded market in Lozova, Kharkiv region on Thursday, Oct. 22, killing two women and injuring another 36 people. Two of those wounded were treated for acute stress reactions. According to regional authorities, the attack was carried out with a jet-powered Shahed drone and a Banderol missile during the middle of the day, damaging market pavilions, private houses, apartment…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}