Kharkiv Deals with the Aftermath of Russian Missile Strikes on the City 

KHARKIV, Dec 8 — Utility workers and emergency workers are dealing with the consequences of Russian missile strikes in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, a Gwara Media correspondent reports. 

In the Shevchenkisvkyi district of the city, utility workers help to clean up the consequences of Russian shelling on December 8, 2023 / Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

Currently, utility workers are cleaning up the debris and broken glass. The shattered windows of the houses will soon be covered with OSB boards.

In the Shevchenkisvkyi district of the city, utility workers help to clean up the consequences of Russian shelling on December 8, 2023 / Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media

Missile strike on Kharkiv on December 8: what’s known?  

At about 3:00 in the morning, the Russian army hit the Shevchenkivskyi and Kholodnohirskyi districts of Kharkiv with six missile strikes. As of now, two people were injured in an attack. 

A 36-year-old woman was injured; she was provided with first aid on the site. A 25-year-old man was hospitalized. The rocket hit the playground, residential apartments, educational facility, and more than 20 cars. 

The head of the Kharkiv military regional administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported Russians hit Kharkiv with S-300 missiles. 

All photos: Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media 

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