UPD from Apr 18, 4:15 p.m.: Photos of debris of Russian Iskander missile discovered at the hit site added.
UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Apr 18 — In the early morning, the Russian army attacked the Osnovianskyi district in Kharkiv with three Iskander ballistic missiles with cluster munitions, reported the Prosecutor’s Office.
According to Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov, as of 1:00 p.m., it’s known that Russians killed one and injured 98 people, including six children.
Moscow continues to attack Ukrainian cities and civilians during the Easter holidays. On the afternoon of April 13, the Russian army dropped two ballistic missiles on the center of Sumy city, killing 34, including two children, and injuring 117 people, including 15 children.
In Kharkiv, two Russian ballistic missiles hit the residential area, damaging more than 50 apartment buildings and more than 20 cars, said Spartak Borysenko, one of the senior experts from the Kharkiv regional Prosecutor’s Office.
Another missile hit the civilian enterprise. The roof and building caught fire with a total area of over 450 square meters, said the State Emergency Service (SES) of the Kharkiv region.
Now, the fire is put out, and the emergency and rescue operations are continuing on the site of the attack in the residential neighborhood, reported the SES.
“Preliminarily, these were three Iskander with cluster munition,” said Ihor Terekhov at the site of the attack.
According to him, one missile exploded in the air. The area of damage was significant because of cluster munition.
“I was lying on the couch, and my husband was next to me. I just unlocked my phone because I started getting notifications. The chats were talking about the missile in the air. I saw a flare of light, and we were covered (by glass and debris — ed.). It was very loud, and I heard several explosions. My daughter had left her room five minutes before. If she hadn’t left, the (blasted-out — ed.) window and glass would fall on her,” said Olena, a resident of one of the damaged high-rise residential apartment buildings.
Also, Russians severely damaged the school in Osnovianskyi district. The school was located near the hit site, and its windows were blown out.
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