UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Oct. 20 — Russian forces attacked a residential area of the Novobavarskyi district of Kharkiv, injuring nine people, Ihor Terekhov, the city’s mayor, told Gwara Media at the impact site.
According to the mayor, the attack destroyed two houses and damaged nearby buildings.
Gwara Media journalists were at the impact site to document the consequences of the Russian attack.
Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv oblast, said that seven people suffered blast injuries, and two got an acute stress reactions.
“A municipal worker lives in one of the destroyed buildings. He and his mother have been hospitalized,” Terekhov said.
The attack damaged power grids in the area. The blast wave blew out windows in an apartment building and a dormitory located nearby.
The State Emergency Service of the Kharkiv oblast said that the attack also damaged a civilian business building and cars. Another missile hit an open area.
The Russians used a multiple-launch rocket system to attack Kharkiv, the Emergency Service added.
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