UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Jul 8 — At night, the Ukrainian defenders shot down an unidentified Russian munition over the private sector in Kharkiv, the fragments of which fell in the Osnovianskyi district of the city and caused a fire in a house, reported the State Emergency Service in the Kharkiv region.
Russia attacks Kharkiv region and Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city that’s 19 miles from the border, often since the start of the full-scale invasion, targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. The attacks have intensified since Russia started its new offensive north of the region in May 2024.
The falling debris caused the building’s roof to catch fire. By the time the rescuers arrived, the fire area was 80 m2. The firefighters put out the fire in two hours.
The Russian shell fragments destroyed one house and damaged other houses in the neighborhood, smashing their windows.
The falling wreckages injured two women aged 50 and 75. They are in the hospital. Residents say they heard the explosion at night and were very scared.
“There was an explosion at night. I was terrified. In the morning I came home and saw that my friend’s house was destroyed. She is alive but very scared. We are now trying to take everything out of the house. The windows in my house were blown out,” said Svitlana, a resident of one of the affected houses.
Photo credits: Wreckages of the Russian shell fell in Kharkiv / Photo: Ivan Samoilov, Gwara Media
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- Russian shelling caused eight fires in the Izium, Kupiansk, and Chuhuiv districts of the Kharkiv region during the day. Firefighters put them out, reported the State Emergency Service (SES).
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