In Photos: Russia Shelled Kharkiv Twice This Night, Injuring Up to 51 People and Killing Five 

KHARKIV, UKRAINE, Jan 23 — Emergency services keep sorting through the rubble in the aftermath of the Russian night attack on Kharkiv. 

As of 2:24 p.m., the number of people reported injured in the Russian missile attack on Kharkiv has risen up to 51. Six among the injured are children. They are hospitalized. Shelling also killed five people. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, reported the numbers. 

The rescue operation is ongoing, so the number of victims can change. 

The rescue operation is ongoing after Russia shelled Kharkiv twice on January 23 / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

The rescue operation is ongoing after Russia shelled Kharkiv twice on January 23 / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

According to the Kharkiv mayor, Ihor Terekhov, the Russian shelling damaged 30 residential buildings. 

“About a thousand windows were smashed. The air temperature is -7 degrees Celsius [19 degrees Fahrenheit — ed.] We had to turn off the heating in 20 houses. Electricity was cut off in 14 [houses], gas supply was cut off in 12. All relevant services are working at the hit sites. People are being provided with all the necessary assistance, including three heating stations,” he said.

Emergency services are sorting through the rubble after Russia shelled Kharkiv twice on January 23. The rescue operation is ongoing. / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

The consequences of Russian shelling Kharkiv on January 23 / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

What’s known about the Russian missile attack on Kharkiv on January 23 

Around 07:14 a.m., the Russian army hit Kharkiv with missiles; residents heard at least six explosions. Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv oblast, reported that the attack destroyed entrances to a multi-story residential building.

City mayor Ihor Terekhov arrived at the hit site / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

People are rescuing pets in the aftermath of Russia shelling Kharkiv on January 23 / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

Ihor Terekhov also noted that the electricity shut down in one part of the city. The Kharkivoblenergo [a regional power distribution company in the Kharkiv region, owned by the state — ed.] specialists work on mitigating the issues with power. 

Read more: Russian Troops Hit Balakliia With Missiles: Two Wounded Reported

The consequences of Russian shelling Kharkiv on January 23 / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media 

The consequences of Russian shelling Kharkiv on January 23 / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media 

According to the head of Kharkiv regional police, Volodymyr Tymoshko, Russians hit Kharkiv twice in the exact same locations, injuring police officers who were sorting through the rubble in the aftermath of the first attack. 

The consequences of Russian shelling Kharkiv on January 23 / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media 

Russia shelled Kharkiv twice on the morning of January 23. Rescuers are sorting through the rubble / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media 

They launched the first attack at about 4 a.m., with four hits on the Kharkiv suburbs. The missile strikes injured children and damaged buildings in a private sector, a recreational camp, a sanatorium school, and a gas pipeline. Earlier, around 03:30 a.m., Russia also attacked Balakliia, injuring another two civilians.  

Cover photo credits: The car that burned down near the building that was destroyed in the Russian missile strike on Kharkiv on January 23/Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media