UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Nov 1 – During October, the Russian army shelled Kharkiv 25 times with various types of weapons, according to statistics compiled by the Kharkiv City council.

Russian air strikes on Kharkiv during the last month killed nine people, including two children, and injured 130 people, including five children.

“Most of the strikes carried out by the Russians over the month were on residential buildings,” said Mayor Ihor Terekhov. He added that the number of attacks on the city has increased over the past week. Starting last Sunday, October 27, Russians have been shelling the city every day, sometimes several times a day.

Most often, Russians used the FAB-250 glide bombs to attack the city (19 recorded cases) during October. They also used X-59 missiles, Grom-E1 hybrid missiles, and FAB-500 bombs twice each. 

Overall, air raid alerts were sounded for 339 hours in October. In terms of days, that’s almost half a month.

One of the latest attacks was the glide bomb attack on Kharkiv on the late evening of October 30. One of the entrances to the high-rise buildings in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv was almost completely destroyed by Russian attacks. 

A total of 36 people were injured, 10 of them were hospitalized. Two children and one adult were found dead under the rubble, and the rescue and search operations lasted 18 hours. 

Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office opened a pre-trial investigation into Russians violating laws and customs of war by targeting civilians. 

Author: Oleksandra Tarasenko

Rescue operation after Russian bomb attack on Kharkiv is over. Attack killed 3, including 2 children, injured 36 (photos)