As a result of today’s hostile shelling of Kharkiv, the death toll has risen to seven, and the aftermath is still being dealt with. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi
with reference to the mayor of Kharkiv.
The deceased woman was pulled out from under the rubble of a high-rise building in Kharkiv’s Industrial District.
“A dead woman has just been pulled out from under the rubble of a 12-storey building in the Industrial District. Thus, there are seven victims of today’s hostile shelling of Kharkiv,” said Igor Terekhov.
According to the head of the JFO, the number of casualties has also increased – 77 people were wounded. Among them are 18 children aged 5 to 16.
People continue to go to hospitals.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs notes that the bombing of a 12-storey residential building caused structural damage and a fire of about 1,500 square metres. Firefighters rescued 12 residents of the building, including one child, and evacuated 160 people.
An emergency response headquarters has been set up at the site of the strike. Psychologists from the State Emergency Service are working there. They have already helped 125 people.
At 19:20, the fire was contained, and work is underway to eliminate it and clear the rubble.
It should be noted that on Friday, the Russians launched an air strike with drones in Kharkiv.
They attacked several locations in the city at once:
- Industrial district, a 12-storey building. Five vehicles were damaged.
- The central part of the city. Hit the ground, grass caught fire.
- Slobidskiy district. A warehouse building was hit.
- Slobidskiy district. Three houses were damaged.
What is known about the wounded after the air strike on Kharkiv
As of now, 57 wounded Kharkiv residents have been reported. This was stated by the spokesperson for the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office , Dmytro Chubenko. 20 of them are in serious condition.
Several of the wounded have amputation injuries. One of the wounded citizens who was hospitalised died in hospital.
How the rescue operation is going in Kharkiv
All specialised services are still working at the site of the air strike. Rescuers say there is a risk that the multi-storey building damaged by the Russian attack may collapse.