Kharkiv region: 8 people, including 1 child, died as a result of Russian shelling
Denys Karlovskyy - Monday, 11 April 2022, 22:45
The Russian aggressors shelled Kharkiv and other settlements in the region during the day. Eight people died as a result of shelling, including a 13-year-old child.
Source: Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, in Telegram
Quote from Oleh Syniehubov: "The shelling of the regional centre continued this afternoon, in particular near Kholodna Hora. A few hours ago, the aggressors shelled Saltivka again, hitting a 16-storey building."
"Unfortunately, 8 people, including a 13-year-old child, died as a result of attacks in the city and oblast [region] today. 19 people were injured, including two children aged 4 and 9."
Details: Oleh Syniehubov reported that at 1:30 a.m., Russian aggressors scattered delayed-action mines in Kharkiv using artillery. Rescue crews found and cleared 80 such mines during the day - these mines were found in attics, roofs and even playgrounds.
He confirmed that such mines were found in the Industrialnyi, Kyiv, Nemyshlyanskyi and several other districts of Kharkiv.
According to the Head of Regional Military Administration, the Ukrainian army is holding the lines of defence around Kharkiv, as well as towards Izium, where aggressors’ troops are trying to launch an offensive.
Background:
On 10 April, Russians killed 10 civilians and wounded 11 others. Rescuers found the bodies of 6 dead people, and 2 people who had been wounded by Russian shelling.
On 9 April, the Mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, reported that the Russian aggressors had dropped parachute bombs on the city.
