Strikes on Kharkiv: Russia is changing tactics to intimidate the city - Terekhov

The shelling of Kharkiv region is increasing. The Russians are using a new tactic, according to which they inflict a large number of strikes on one area of the city in a short period of time. The occupiers are acting in a similar way to intimidate the townspeople.

This was announced on the air of the telethon by the mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov, reports UNN correspondent.

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Yes, this is a new tactic, when the enemy does it in such a way that in a very short period of time a lot of UAVs hit one place, one district of Kharkiv. And we witnessed this the day before, when 17 UAVs hit one territory of the city of Kharkiv in about an hour, even less than an hour.

He added that he personally arrived at the scene of the last shelling and saw the horror that was happening at the scene of the attack.

I arrived immediately after these shellings and saw everything that was being done there, what a fire there was and how frightened they were. The purpose of this tactic is to intimidate people

However, the mayor emphasized the courage of Kharkiv residents and gave them credit for not panicking despite their fear. In response to a question about how Kharkiv residents are reacting to the news about the offensive on Kharkiv region, which supposedly has already begun, Terekhov noted that there is no panic in the city, people are staying in Kharkiv and even returning home those who left earlier.

He also noted that all infrastructure is working stably.

We need to be very careful about everything, and when the commander-in-chief says in his interview: "yes, a certain offensive, offensive actions in Sumy region, Kharkiv region, have begun", no one said that the offensive is going on in the city of Kharkiv, and people understand this perfectly. But it is necessary to convey this information every day so that people understand what the situation is on the line of contact.

"I want to say that there is no panic in the city. Everything is working, people are not leaving anywhere. On the contrary, we are recording that people are returning to Kharkiv. Public transport and infrastructure are working steadily. We didn't even turn off the heating, because we understood that there would be a cold snap. Everything is working and there is no panic," he added.

Let us remind you

Earlier, UNN wrote that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated that the enemy's offensive on Sumy and Kharkiv regions, which was previously mentioned by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, "has actually already begun." He noted that for almost a week the Armed Forces of Ukraine have observed an almost doubling of the number of offensive actions of the enemy in all major directions.