Russian attack on Kharkiv: hospital and residential buildings damaged
On the night of 14 October, Russian troops struck a missile strike on Kharkiv, resulting in At least six people were injured. The strike hit a densely populated area of the city, where residential buildings and a medical facility are located.
According to preliminary data, one of the missiles destroyed part of the hull City Clinical Hospital, where at the time of the attack there were patients and the next shift of doctors.
Patient evacuation and rescue work
Immediately after impact rescuers, police and medics The evacuation of people began. Some patients who could not move on their own were taken out on stretchers.
«We have evacuated everyone from the affected building - about two dozen people. There are two seriously wounded among them,» said the SES representative.
On site are emergency services, The debris is being cleared and the area is being checked for unexploded ordnance.
The state of the victims and the response of the authorities
Mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov confirmed that among the wounded were Hospital staff and visitors, who were near the epicentre of the explosion. All six were hospitalised, two of them in serious condition.
«Russia continues to hit civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and residential buildings. This is terror against civilians,» Terekhov said.
The city authorities called on residents to stay in shelters during alarms, The threat of repeated shelling remains high.
Context: attacks on Kharkiv continue
Kharkiv and the region are regularly shelled by Russian troops. Since the beginning of October alone, more than 20 attacks, most of which were directed at civilian infrastructure - hospitals, dormitories, and energy facilities.
Experts note that the attacks on medical facilities have signs of war crimes, The hospitals are protected by international humanitarian law.
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