Russia conducts massive shelling of Kharkiv: 19 drones, dozens wounded
Russian troops carried out a massive attack on Kharkiv, by applying 19 attack UAVs, The head of the DIA said. Oleg Sinegubov.
One of the drones hit the nine-storey residential building, and a large-scale fire broke out. The following buildings also caught fire garages in another part of the city.
Rescuers evacuated from the damaged entrance of the building 22 people.
Those affected
In total, the victims were about 40 people. Among them. A 9-year-old girl, who was injured in the blast wave.
Mayor of the city Igor Terekhov reported that one of the strikes took place on School yard in Sloboda district, where the following were wounded 18 people.
The city's hospitals are working in an emergency mode.
Context.
Kharkiv remains one of the most frequent targets of Russian air attacks. Russia uses both barrage munitions and attack drones to target residential areas and civilian infrastructure.
Attacks on schools, hospitals and residential areas are classified as war crimes under international law.
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