Russian attacks on Kharkiv claim two lives
Four others were injured and buildings damaged, according to the mayor and Ukrainian media.
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Two people were killed and four injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv on Monday, according to the mayor. Flats and houses were damaged. The report comes from Ukrainian authorities and was independently reported by Reuters.
According to mayor Ihor Terechov, the attacks hit a district of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Terechov reported three strikes. Those injured and killed were, according to his statement, victims of those attacks.
Regional authorities described them as missile strikes. Reuters reported that a block of flats and private homes were damaged. Ukrainian authorities say rescue and emergency services were active in the affected area.
Kharkiv lies in north-eastern Ukraine, about thirty kilometres from the Russian border. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the city has regularly been targeted by Russian air strikes.
Attacks were also reported outside Kharkiv. According to the regional governor, more than fifty drone and artillery attacks were carried out in Dnipropetrovsk region. This report has not been independently confirmed and is separate from the death toll in Kharkiv reported by the mayor.
Russian authorities have not issued a statement on the attack in the sources consulted. The number of casualties may still change while emergency services continue their work. Reports of casualties and damage do not establish the military consequences of the attacks.
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The key facts about the attack in Kharkiv were reported by Reuters and Interfax-Ukraine. Reports from other regions that have not been independently confirmed are clearly identified as such.
- confirmed Two people were killed and four people injured in the attack. — This was reported by Reuters and Interfax-Ukraine. source
- confirmed There were three strikes in a district of Kharkiv. — Reuters cites the mayor on this. source
- confirmed Flats and private homes were damaged. — Reuters and Interfax-Ukraine reported damage to buildings and homes. source
- confirmed Kharkiv lies about thirty kilometres from the Russian border. — Reuters gives this geographical distance. source
Editor's note
The death toll, number injured and damage in Kharkiv were reported by two sources. Reports of attacks elsewhere in Ukraine have been identified as less independently confirmed and were not used as the core of the article.Sources
- Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kill two, injure four, mayor says — Reuters
- Two killed, four injured in Kharkiv — Interfax-Ukraine
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- de Volkskrant — „oekraïne charkiv”
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- NOS — „oekraïne charkiv”