Kharkiv to close entrance to city cemeteries on Easter

Kharkiv to close entrance to city cemeteries on Easter

Kyiv  •  UNN

April 23 2024, 09:30 AM • 25167 views

In Kharkiv, on Easter, April 5, the entrance to the city's cemeteries and memorial complexes will be closed to protect against unpredictable enemy attacks amid intensified rocket attacks and drone strikes on the city's infrastructure.

In Kharkiv, on Easter, April 5, the entrance to the city cemeteries and memorial complexes, which are subordinated to the Ritual utility company, will be closed. This was reported by the press service of the Kharkiv City Council, according to UNN.

Ritual recommends avoiding visiting city cemeteries and memorials during Easter and memorial days,

- the statement said.

Details

According to the company, at a time when the enemy is intensifying missile attacks and drone strikes on Kharkiv's critical and civilian infrastructure, this will help protect against unpredictable attacks.

In particular, in accordance with the recommendations of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service (SES), the city is still under a ban:

  • City Cemetery No. 13 (108 Pushkinska St.);
  • city cemetery No. 15 (Volodya Dubinina lane);
  • City Cemetery No. 17 (1 Kurochkina Gora St.);
  • Polish Memorial to the Victims of Totalitarianism (Kharkivske Shosse).

Recall

Over the past day, about 15 settlements in Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from the enemy, another 5 - air strikes, which damaged residential buildings, businesses, infrastructure facilities, including a school, one person was killed and two were wounded.