06.08.2024 11:37
A polyclinic building has been damaged in a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
“A missile strike on the center of Kharkiv has damaged the building of a polyclinic. Reports of casualties and destruction are being clarified,” he wrote.
According to Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov, two people with an acute stress reaction sought medical help. People could be trapped under the rubble.
According to Serhii Melnyk, head of the Kharkiv garrison, the Russians likely used an Iskander missile system.
Earlier reports said that the Russians had struck a high-density residential area in the central part of Kharkiv.
(C)UNIAN 2024
And if yet more people are killed or maimed in yet another genocidal outrage, will putler suffer any blowback?
More chance of Elvis landing on the WH lawn in a flying saucer.
Updated at 15:08. According to rescuers , among those injured as a result of the strike on Kharkov there is a child who is less than a year old.
“Preliminary, 8 civilians were injured due to the explosion hitting a residential area, including an 8-month-old boy,” the State Emergency Service said in a statement.
The Service also notes that, in addition to the medical facility, office and garage premises, a dormitory of a higher educational institution, and non-residential buildings were damaged.
“A fire broke out at the site of the shelling. Emergency workers rescued 5 people from under the rubble. Firefighters continue to extinguish the fire, emergency rescue operations are ongoing,” the State Emergency Service reports.
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