On the evening of 16 October, Russian forces launched missile strikes on Kharkiv. According to updated figures from the State Emergency Service, 15 people were injured, including three children; emergency services extinguished four fires.
Briefly about the main points
- The State Emergency Service reported that 15 people had been injured following the evening rocket strikes on Kharkiv.
- Three children are among those injured.
- In the Nemyshlyanskyi district, a 100-square-metre warehouse caught fire after being hit.
- The figure of 41 casualties relates to all attacks on Kharkiv over the past 24 hours.
The strikes hit two districts of the city
According to the mayor Igor Terekhov, the Nemyshlyanskyi and Slobidskyi districts of Kharkiv came under attack. The State Emergency Service’s report on the evening’s attacks did not include any figures on fatalities.
According to the morning report from the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, the three children injured in the attacks over the past 24 hours include a 13-year-old girl and two boys aged 12 and 13.
A fire at a warehouse and damage to civilian facilities
In the Nemyshlyanskyi district a rocket struck a warehouse, according to the State Emergency Service. A fire covering an area of 100 square metres broke out there. In total, four separate fires were reported in the city following the evening attack, all of which were extinguished by the emergency services.
The explosions have damaged multi-storey residential blocks and other civilian structures. According to preliminary figures from Terekhova, over 100 windows have been shattered in residential buildings in the Nemyshlyanskyi district.
Why do the reports mention 15 and 41 casualties?
Immediately after the evening attack, reports indicated that at least nine people had been injured. The State Emergency Service later revised the figure to 15 people, specifically as a result of the missile strikes on the evening of 16 October.
Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Sinegubov reported that two people had died and 41 had been injured in Kharkiv over the past 24 hours, including three children. This figure also includes the consequences of other of Russian attacks in the city on 16 October, so it is not just a figure for the evening episode.
Terekhov had previously stated that the Russians may have used «Banderole» missiles during the evening attack. The exact type of munitions used to strike specific targets is to be determined by the relevant authorities.
