Kharkiv metro attack: metro worker wounded, trains damaged
IRYNA BALACHUK, KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – TUESDAY, 21 JUNE 2022, 20:40
Earlier: A missile launched by the Russian occupying forces on the city of Kharkiv on 20 June hit the city’s metro infrastructure, injuring one metro employee and damaging three trains.
Source: Status quo, a local Kharkiv publication, quoting Volodymyr Tymoshko, Chief of Kharkiv Oblast National Police Service; Kharkiv Oblast Police on Facebook
Quote from Tymoshko: "The infrastructure of the Kharkiv metro was attacked. More specifically, the depot where metro trains are stationed. At least three trains were damaged and a metro worker was injured. His condition is moderate."
Details: Later on, Kharkiv Oblast Police reported that the attack took place around 23:55 on 20 June.
As a result of the Russian shelling, one of the Kharkiv metro premises was damaged: its roof and walls were partially destroyed and its window frames were blown off. A blast wave damaged the wall across from the depot entrance. Some of the train cars were damaged, too. A 61-year-old metro worker sustained injuries.
The police also published photos of the effects of the Russian shelling.
Background: The Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration earlier reported that Russian occupying forces have ramped up their attacks on Kharkiv. On the night of 20-21 June, Kharkiv’s northern districts came under Russian fire. According to preliminary information, a critical infrastructure facility was damaged and a fire broke out in an educational establishment. One person sustained injuries.
