UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Apr 24 — At around 00:30 a.m., the Russian army launched S-300 missiles on one of the central districts of Kharkiv, injuring six residents of the city. Among the injured were three men aged 33, 45, and 53, and three women aged 25, 45, and 54.
The Russian overnight attack damaged three high-rise buildings, at least 33 private cars, cafés, shops, and offices. There is information that the Russian armed forces attacked the city from the territory of Belgorod region, Russia.
“Kharkiv once again has suffered from shelling,” Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov told Gwara Media. “When I arrived at night, missile fragments were [lying around] here.”
Ihor Terekhov said about 450 windows were smashed by the attack and explosive blasts. The strike also damaged critical gas infrastructure, including a gas control cabinet. Experts are now working to restore the gas supply.
Terekhov added, that neither military nor emergency services or low enforcement officers were at the hit site when the attack happened. “Civilians live in high-rise apartment buildings [here.]”
“Such chaotic shelling shows that they [Russians] want to frighten us. All that the Russians are doing today with Kharkiv is mercilessly hitting residential buildings, their goal is to make people leave the city,” Terekhov said.
In just one day, Russia shelled Kharkiv three times. The Russian army also struck Kharkiv in the afternoon of April 23, hitting the Saltivskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts. In the Saltivskyi district, they damaged 19 private houses, three garages, and three cars. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, two cars were damaged due to the shelling.
Photo credits: Damaged high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv due to Russian shelling on April 24, 2024 / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media
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