The number of injured in Kharkiv has risen to 19 after more than two hours of Shahed drone attacks – mayor
Kyiv • UNN
As a result of a massive night attack by 25 Shahed drones on Kharkiv, the number of injured has risen to 19 people. The strikes hit residential areas, a hospital, and a maternity hospital.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported a significant increase in the number of casualties as a result of a massive night raid that lasted almost 2.5 hours. Russian troops launched 25 attack drones at the city, deliberately targeting residential areas and medical facilities, causing large-scale fires and destruction. This was reported by UNN.
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As of the morning of January 24, 19 injured residents are known to have suffered from fire and shrapnel. Ihor Terekhov emphasized that this was a deliberate attack on the civilian population.
It was a deliberate strike on a peaceful city – on people who simply live, work, raise children
Deliberate strike on civilians
Enemy strikes hit high-rise buildings and the private sector, leaving many Kharkiv residents homeless. The attack was particularly cynical due to hits on social infrastructure facilities.
Strikes – on residential buildings. On high-rise buildings and the private sector. On a dormitory where displaced persons live. As a result of the hits, a hospital and a maternity hospital were also damaged
Currently, emergency services, medics, police, and numerous volunteer groups are working to eliminate the consequences at the sites of the strikes.