UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Dec. 26 — On Dec. 26. Russian forces attacked Kharkiv and its outskirts with three glide bombs, killing two and injuring eight people, said Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region.
Syniehubov said to Gwara journalists that two bombs hit Kharkiv’s suburbs and another hit one of the main Kharkiv roads during heavy traffic. One man died in the car at the spot, another in the ambulance.
Gwara Media went to the impact site to document the consequences of the Russian attack.
Later, Syniehubov reported that the Russian attack also injured 20 and 73-years-old women and a nine-month-old girl. The doctors hospitalized them.
Also, 46 and 57-years-old women suffered a high stress reaction.
“I was walking with my dog and was just passing by the house when there was a loud explosion. After that, I instinctively pulled my dog close to me and pressed myself against the building,” said Raisa, one of the Kharkiv locals.
Syniehubov said that the Russian attack damaged the nearest apartment buildings and houses.
“The State Emergency Service and police are inspecting damaged buildings. The primary task is to identify people who may still need medical help,” said the governor.
Ihor Terekhov, the Kharkiv mayor, said to journalists that the Russian attack also damaged roofs, a gas pipeline, and the network supplying trams.
“The weather is very cold outside, we will work all night to repair the roofs and keep the warm in people’s houses,” he said.
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