Shelling of Kharkiv region: 3 people wounded, 1 killed in 24 hours

Olena Roshchina - Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 09:56

During the past 24 hours, 2 people have been injured during the shelling of Kharkiv, another person was injured in the Chuhuiv District of Kharkiv Region, and a 46-year-old factory worker died in the Kharkiv District when the factory caught fire from the shelling.

Source: Head of Kharkiv Regional Military (State) Administration Oleh Synegubov on the situation in Kharkiv Region as of 3 May

Details: During the past 24 hours, the Russian forces have shelled Kharkiv twice from multiple rocket launchers and once using artillery. The fire damaged civilian infrastructure in North Saltivka suburb.

In Kharkiv District, a fire broke out at one of the enterprises, caused by the morning shelling. The factory was idle for the duration of martial law. Its premises were severely damaged. A 46-year-old worker who was on the grounds at the time of the shelling was killed.

In Kharkiv Region during the past day, Russian forces shelled the settlement of Zolochiv, the towns of  Barvinkove and Derhachi, and the city of Chuhuiv.

3 people were wounded in Kharkiv Region in the past 24 hours, 2 of them in the city of Kharkiv and 1 in Chuhuiv District.

Medics are providing assistance to residents of settlements liberated from Russian occupiers.

Active hostilities continue in the Izium front.

The Regional Civil Defence Headquarters is delivering aid to distribution points in Kharkiv and communities in the region. Over 57 tons of food were delivered over the past day. In addition to Kharkiv residents, residents of Mala Danylivka, Novopokrovka, Derhachi, Zmiiv, Donets and other communities received humanitarian aid.

The region's utility providers continue to restore critical services. In particular, in Mala Rohan and Cherkaska Lozova, the gas supply is being restored and 500 households have been reconnected. Work on inspection, repair and restoration of critical services is carried out daily, without days off.