On the evening of October 12, Russian forces carried out a massive missile attack on the Kholodnohirskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Kharkiv. In the Kholodnohirskyi district, an entrance section of a four-story residential building was destroyed, and the bodies of three people were found under the rubble as the search-and-rescue operation continues.
This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
According to the mayor, rescuers found the bodies of three people under the rubble of a residential building in Kharkiv’s Kholodnohirskyi district. In addition to those killed, ten people are known to have been injured in the evening attack, while the search-and-rescue operation continues.
At the same time, the State Emergency Service reported 11 people injured in the attack and three people rescued. A rescuer was also among those injured and was hospitalized.
One of the missiles struck a four-story residential building in the Kholodnohirskyi district, completely destroying one of its entrances. At least ten private houses were also damaged.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a five-story residential building was hit. A bank office on the ground floor caught fire, as did six cars. The blast wave damaged windows in three apartment buildings.
According to preliminary data from the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Russian forces used ten “BanderoL” missiles against the city.
Rescuers, bomb disposal experts, canine teams, police officers, medics, volunteers and municipal services are working at the strike sites. Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing.
