Conflict · Korotych drone attackKorotych drone attack kills two elderly residents; 11 receive medical helpAired October 21, 2026 at 4:23 AM UTCWritten October 21, 2026 at 4:26 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Russian drones killed two elderly residents in Korotych.0:1011 other people needed medical assistance for acute stress reactions, including a0:15two-month-old baby.0:16The attack also damaged private homes.0:18How much of that housing is still safe to live in remains unclear.0:22An 81-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man died in the attack.0:26The regional governor says Russian drones struck Korotich in Ukraine's Kharkiv0:31region overnight on October 20th into the 21st, 2026.0:35The baby boy and an eight-year-old girl were among those 11 people.0:39Governor Ole Sinihubov said all 11 received medical assistance for acute stress0:44reactions.0:44Those are the medical effects he described for that group.0:47Emergency crews responded to the scene alongside the deaths and the people needing0:51medical help.0:52Local authorities described damage to homes and other property.0:5513 private houses were damaged, fire destroyed an outbuilding, and one vehicle was1:00damaged too.1:01The housing figure counts damaged houses.1:04Authorities haven't said how many residents can remain in them.1:06All 11 people with acute stress reactions received assistance, but officials haven't1:11said whether further treatment was needed.1:13A separate count of physical wounds also remains unclear.1:16Authorities haven't yet said how many of the 13 damaged houses are safe to live in.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗