Strike on a market in Lozova, Kharkiv region, kills two women and injures 34, Ukrainian officials say

As of 7:24 a.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026

A strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, killed two women and injured 34 people Thursday, Oct. 22, Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said in a Telegram post at 6:46 a.m. ET (1:46 p.m. Kyiv time).

"According to updated information, a 50-year-old and a 60-year-old woman were killed in Lozova," Syniehubov wrote. "Another 34 people suffered injuries of varying severity." He said all of them were receiving the necessary medical care and that rescue work at the site was continuing. (Translated from Ukrainian by GROKsiNEWS.com.)

A rising toll

Syniehubov first reported the strike on the market at 5:16 a.m. ET, saying that, at that point, two people had been killed and 11 injured, and that medics, State Emergency Service units and police were working at the scene. At 5:33 a.m. ET, he said the number of people injured in what he called a Russian strike in Lozova had risen to 17. Syniehubov's posts did not say what weapon was used.

What the emergency service said

Ukraine's State Emergency Service said in a Telegram post at 6:54 a.m. ET: "According to preliminary data, 2 people were killed and another 34 were injured as a result of a Russian missile strike on a market in the city of Lozova." (Translated from Ukrainian by GROKsiNEWS.com.)

"A fire broke out in a store building; other retail facilities, an apartment building, a private house and passenger cars were damaged," the service said. (Translated from Ukrainian by GROKsiNEWS.com.) It said its emergency units, including a community rescue officer, worked at the scene along with medics and police.

What is not known

The State Emergency Service described its figures as preliminary. Neither Syniehubov's posts nor the service's post gave the time of the strike or the number of people seriously injured.