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Ternopil Missile Strike Kills 25, Dozens Hurt, Search for Survivors Ongoing

Ukraine attributes the attack to Kh-101 missiles launched by strategic bombers based at Olenya, Engels, Ukrainka.

Overview

  • Officials report 25 dead, including three children, with roughly 73 to 80 injured and 47 people hospitalized.
  • Around 25 residents remain unaccounted for under collapsed structures as about 50 people have been rescued and operations are expected to continue for at least two days.
  • Emergency workers established contact with a 20-year-old trapped under debris and later retrieved a person alive from the wreckage.
  • Investigators identified wreckage from a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that struck a nine‑storey building, noting it was manufactured in the fourth quarter of 2025.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force says the missiles were launched by Tu‑95MS and Tu‑160MS bombers from Russian airfields, and Ternopil has declared 19–21 November days of mourning.