The morning strike by Russian troops was the largest simultaneous missile attack by Russia on energy facilities in Kharkiv region, the enemy used at least 18 S-300 and Iskander missiles, leaving a number of settlements without electricity, the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office said on Friday, showing the consequences, UNN reports.
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According to the investigation, on March 22, from 5:00 to 5:30, the enemy "massively attacked the energy infrastructure facilities of Kharkiv and the region with missiles." "Fires broke out. A number of settlements in the Kharkiv region are without power," the prosecutor's office said in a Telegram post.
As noted, a 43-year-old employee of one of the energy companies in the region was injured.
"According to preliminary data, the enemy used at least 18 S-300 and Iskander missiles in the region. The information will be clarified," the prosecutor's office said.
"Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, this is the largest simultaneous enemy missile attack on the power system facilities in Kharkiv region," the prosecutor's office said.
Pre-trial investigations into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) have been initiated.
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Oleksandr Ruvin, Director of the Kyiv Scientific Institute of Forensic Expertise, previously noted that the DPRK missiles used by Russia during its strikes on Ukraine, including Kharkiv, are almost identical to Russian Iskander-M missiles.
"We can confirm several cases of Russian use of North Korean missiles. On February 14, Russia hit Ukraine with at least six such missiles.
North Korea's KN-23 ballistic missiles have their own specifics and features, including flying faster than Russian ones. But in general, they are almost the same as the Iskander-M.
We found a part of such a North Korean missile after the attack on Kyiv on January 2 on Mokra Street (formerly Kudryashova Street) in Solomyansky district, where a nine-story building was damaged and four people were killed," Ruvin said.