{"id":30184,"date":"2026-09-19T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=30184"},"modified":"2026-09-19T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:00:19","slug":"ataka-na-balakliyu-zahynulo-podruzhzhya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/ataka-na-balakliyu-zahynulo-podruzhzhya\/","title":{"rendered":"The Russians struck Balakliya: a married couple were killed under the rubble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late in the evening of 18 September, Russian forces attacked Balakliya in the Izium district of the Kharkiv region using attack drones. One of the explosions destroyed a private residential house, trapping a 74-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman under the rubble. Both were killed. Rescue workers recovered their bodies whilst clearing up the aftermath of the attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\"><strong>Key points at a glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russian forces attacked Balakliya with strike UAVs.<\/li>\n<li>A private residential house was destroyed as a result of one of the explosions.<\/li>\n<li>An elderly couple were trapped under the rubble.<\/li>\n<li>A 74-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman were killed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"160omy\" data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"892\">Drone strike on Balakliya<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"1021\">The Russian attack on the town took place late in the evening on 18 September. According to rescue workers, Balakliya was attacked by strike drones. One of the explosions caused significant damage to a private residential building. The structure collapsed, trapping two people under the rubble. It later emerged that under the rubble were <strong data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1274\">an elderly couple \u2014 a 74-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman<\/strong>. It was not possible to save them.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1gc6ind\" data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1382\">Rescue workers recovered the bodies from under the rubble<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1507\">Units from the State Emergency Service arrived at the scene of the attack. Rescuers cleared away the rubble of the building and carried out search operations. Whilst clearing up the aftermath of the attack, the bodies of both victims were recovered from the rubble.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1664\">The work was carried out in conditions of constant danger due to the risk of further strikes. The footage released shows extensive damage to private properties: part of a house has effectively been reduced to rubble, and rescue workers are at the scene.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"lbh48f\" data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1853\">Balakliya has come under attack on several occasions<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"2059\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/raketnyi-udar-po-balaklii-shestero-postrazhdalyh\/\">Balakliya<\/a> is regularly coming under Russian attack. Just the day before, the Kharkiv Regional State Administration reported that six private homes in the city had been damaged as a result of shelling.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2233\">In May 2026, the city also came under a massive drone attack: people were injured and residential and civilian buildings were damaged.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2235\" data-end=\"2302\">The relevant authorities are continuing to assess the consequences of the attack on 18 September.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u041f\u0456\u0437\u043d\u043e \u0432\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0456 18 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043d\u044f \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 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