11 civilians, including 7-year-old child, killed in Russian shelling of Kharkiv region on 10 April

Valentyna Romanenko – Monday, 11 April 2022, 10:55

On 10 April, Russian occupying forces carried out around 66 strikes on Kharkiv and other cities and towns in the Kharkiv region, killing 11 civilians and injuring 14.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, on Telegram

According to Syniehubov: "Over the course of the day, Russian troops carried out around 66 strikes from artillery, mortars, and MLRS. Saltivka, Piatykhatky, Kholodna Hora, Pisochyn, Zolochiv, Balakliia, and Derhachi were affected. Rescuers extinguished fires in residential buildings, storage facilities, and at other civilian infrastructure facilities.

Russian shelling affected civilians: 11 people were killed, including a 7-year-old child, and 14 were wounded. Healthcare workers in the Kharkiv region are providing the necessary medical assistance and fighting for the lives of the wounded civilians."

Details: Syniehubov noted that Russian reconnaissance aircraft are active in the Kharkiv region. On 10 April, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed one such aircraft – an Orlan UAV.

Russian occupying forces are also actively using delayed-action mines. These mines do not explode immediately – only when a person or another moving body touches them, making them more dangerous.

The head of the Regional Military Administration urged residents of the Kharkiv region to be extremely careful, to avoid approaching and to stay away from various objects [which might be rigged with explosives] and, where possible, to find a shelter to hide.

"Do not attempt to neutralise objects rigged with explosives yourself, immediately call 101 instead," he stressed.