UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Apr 22 — Around 4:31 p.m., the Russian army destroyed the TV broadcasting tower in Kharkiv, reports Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov. He said the tower’s employees got down into the shelter during the air raid alert, so no casualties were reported.
Syniehubov reported that issues with a TV signal were reported after the attack and urged people to trust only official sources of information. According to the Prosecutor’s Office’s preliminary findings, Russians hit the TV tower with Kh-59 missile.
The Russian army attacks Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city that’s 19 miles from the border with Russia, regularly. The attacks intensified since March. The Institute for the Study of War research group assesses the frequency of strikes on the city, both civilian and critical infrastructure, is partially due to Russians exploiting the delays in military aid to Ukraine.
Earlier today, Russia hit Kharkiv and three towns and villages in the region. They struck the object of critical infrastructure in Kharkiv, dropped an aerial bomb on a meat processing plant in Vovchansk, and hit an open area in Slobozhanske and Derhachi. No casualties have been reported from these hit sites yet.
On March 14, Russian troops attacked the TV infrastructure in Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts with drones, causing temporary connection outages.
Cover photo: Piece of Kharkiv TV tower that Russians hit with an X-59 missile in an attack on the city on April 22 / Ivan Samoilov for Gwara Media
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