KHARKIV, UKRAINE, Apr 30 — On April 29, at about 6:00 p.m., the Russian army dropped two bombs in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv, hitting the ground near an animal shelter and a residential area. A 42-year-old man was injured due to the Russian shelling.
There is information that the Russians attacked the city with UMPB-D30, modified glide bombs.
Windows were smashed in nearby residential buildings. In total, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, the Russian attack damaged six houses.
City workers will cover the windows with wooden panels and then install new ones.
Both Russian bombs hit a few dozen meters from the premises rented by the NGO Kharkiv Animal Rescue.
They [premises] are intended to temporarily accommodate dogs and puppies evacuated from the war zone, the organization’s representative, Yaryna Vintoniuk, told Gwara Media.
There was a “shift change” at the shelter during the strikes. Some of the staff had already gone home, but according to the shelter’s administrator, Tetiana Pasenok, up to 12 people were in the building at the time of the attack.
Valentyn, one staff member, was injured. He was walking home when the bombs hit nearby. The blast wave smashed the windows in the building, and one of the glass fragments hit the man in the thigh.
There is information that none of the animals were injured, but they are under severe stress.
“We are glad it [a bomb] did not hit the premises. This is the second time the windows have been broken [in the shelter]. We see that Russia does not spare anyone — neither people nor animals,” said Yaryna Vintoniuk.
This is the second time when the Russians attack hit near the Kharkiv Animal Rescue dog shelter. The first one was on January 8, 2024.
Photo credits: Dogs in their cages after Russian shelling on April 29 / Photo: Denys Klymenko, Gwara Media
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