Russian guided aerial bomb hits apartment building in Kharkiv, 17 people injured – photos, video
Russian troops struck the third floor of an apartment building in Kharkiv on the evening of 30 October. A total of 17 people have been injured.
Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, on Telegram; Zelenskyy on Telegram
Details: Syniehubov said the Russians had struck the Saltivskyi District of Kharkiv. The attack damaged a third floor of an apartment building.
Preliminary reports indicate that there are casualties, including those trapped under the rubble.
Syniehubov later reported that a fire had broken out at the site of the attack. The building's entryway has been almost completely destroyed.
Civilian vehicles have been damaged. There is information that seven people were injured in the attack.
At 23:20, Terekhov stated that 12 people had been injured in the attack. The floors from the fifth to the ground floor of the nine-storey building have been completely destroyed. There may still be people underneath the rubble.
There are people trapped on the upper floors of the stairwell. Two of the casualties are seriously injured - an 11-year-old child and a 22-year-old man."
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posted a video from the site of the attack.
"Sadly, there are victims, including children. There may still be people underneath the rubble. All necessary services are working at the scene. Every day, partners can see what is going on. In these circumstances, each delay in their decisions means there are dozens, if not hundreds, of Russian bombs like this against Ukraine. Their decisions impact the lives of our citizens. This is why we must work together to stop Russia with all the force we can muster," Zelenskyy wrote.
Syniehubov later stated that 14 people had been hurt, with at least three of them trapped under the rubble – preliminary reports indicate that these include a woman and a child.
At 23:48 Syniehubov reported that the number of injured had risen to 17.
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