In Photos: Russians Shelled Kharkiv at Night

Karina Bondar - 17 January 2024 | 14:47

KHARKIV, JAN 17 — At about 9:43 p.m. on January 16, two explosions occurred in Kharkiv. One of the rockets hit a three-story building of a non-operational medical facility, partially destroying it, the Kharkiv region’s State Emergency Service wrote.

In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media
In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

SES employees rescued one woman and evacuated 30 people. There is information about 17 injured people. 

In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

16 women aged 38 to 90 years and a 31-year-old man are among the injured civilians. Currently, 13 people are in hospital, said the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov.

In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

According to him, two women have severe injuries. One is 43 years old received a penetrating wound. The other is 39 years old. Another 11 victims have moderate and light injuries.

In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media
In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

According to the updated information, as a result of the shelling of the city, 20 residential buildings were damaged, and 14 cars were destroyed in the Kholodnohirskyi district. The inspection is ongoing.

In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media
In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media
In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media
In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

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The press service of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office reported 19 damaged buildings. Under the procedural control of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, pre-trial investigation into the violation of laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) was launched.

In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media
In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media
In Kharkiv, 17 people were injured and at least 19 residential buildings were damaged in the night shelling of the city / Photo: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

There is information that Russia fired S-300 missiles at the city from the territory of the Belgorod Oblast, according to the head of the regional police, Volodymyr Tymoshko.

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