War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by the town of Pervomaiskyi

A family runs from an explosion in Pervomaiskyi, Ukraine. At least 43 people, including 12 children, were injured after a suspected Russian Iskandar missile hit the town of Pervomaiskyi in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region. Moscow has denied deliberately targeting civilians but its missiles and drones have repeatedly struck cities across Ukraine.

Burned-out cars from the Russian attack, which triggered fires and blew out windows in nearby apartment buildings

An injured woman is taken away on a stretcher by paramedics in the town of Pervomaiskyi

Burned-out cars at the site of a Russian military strike in the town of Pervomaiskyi in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine.

A man carries an injured baby following the missile strike. Reuters reported that the youngest injured was a 3-month-old child. The child's condition was not immediately known.

Locals react at the scene as cars burn nearby.

A young girl is comforted by a woman as others help an elderly woman as cars burn in the background. Regional Governor Oleh Synehubov said a Russian Iskander missile had slammed into a residential area in Pervomayskiy.

An injured woman runs down a staircase.

Injured residents flee their homes.

A man begins the task of cleaning up his apartment. Moscow has denied deliberately targeting civilians, but its missile and drone attacks have repeatedly struck residential areas in cities across Ukraine.