Svetlana Makrinskaya17:38, 20.03.24

Currently, five people are known to have died and seven were injured.

Today, the Russian military struck Kharkov, a fire broke out at the site of the hit, there were deaths and injuries. This was announced by the mayor of Kharkov Igor Terekhov.

At first, the number of victims of the strike was not known.

According to Terekhov, a very large fire occurred at the “arrival” site. All relevant services and volunteers work there.

According to information from the Chairman of the Kharkov Regional State Administration Oleg Sinegubov, the invaders have once again struck one of the districts of Kharkov.

“There may be people under the rubble,” he noted.

Updated at 2:15 p.m. Terekhov later stated that five victims were now known.

“Two have already been hospitalized, the rest are being examined by doctors and issues of referral to the hospital are being resolved. Search work continues, as does extinguishing the fire,” the mayor added.

Updated at 15:03. Later, on TV Channel Kiev, the mayor of Kharkov said that the Russians had struck a civilian industrial enterprise. 

“Unfortunately, there are dead. According to the State Emergency Service, there are three of them. There are still people under the rubble who cannot yet be reached due to the fire,” he said.

В результате ракетного удара по Харькову есть погибшие и раненыеAs a result of the missile attack on Kharkov, there were deaths and injuries

Terekhov emphasized that the enterprise building was seriously damaged.

According to him, the blow could have been caused by Iskander.

“It is still impossible to say definitively. They say that it could be Iskander. Accurate information will be provided after an examination,” the mayor said.

Updated at 4:49 p.m. According to Terekhov, the number of people killed as a result of the Russian terrorist attack on Kharkov has increased to four.

In turn, Sinegubov added that the number of victims had increased to seven people. Six people were taken to the hospital, one refused hospitalization.

In total, up to ten people may be under the rubble. Rescuers continue to unblock them from the rubble.

Updated at 17:38 . The head of the Kharkov OVA reported that the number of deaths as a result of the strike had increased to five.

“Another man was rescued from the rubble. The death toll has increased to 5 people. Emergency services continue to work on the spot,” said Sinegubov.

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