Russian forces shell Kharkiv and Chuhuiv overnight using S-300 missiles

OLHA HLUSHCHENKO, IRYNA BALACHUK – TUESDAY, 26 JULY 2022, 10:35

Russian forces have shelled a neighbourhood not far from the centre of the city of Kharkiv overnight.

Source: Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, on Telegram; the Prosecutor's Office of Kharkiv Oblast; Serhii Bolvinov, the Deputy Head of the National Police in Kharkiv Oblast - head of the Investigation Department, on Facebook

Quote from Terekhov: "Once again, the city [of Kharkiv] was shelled at night. A part of Kharkiv near the city centre was struck. As usual, an area near a building which has nothing to do with military infrastructure was struck."

Details: According to police, Russian forces fired on Kharkiv and Chuhuiv using S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.

The prosecutor's office noted that the occupiers launched a rocket attack on the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv - the rockets hit the area of the Sportyvna and Zakhysnyky Ukrainy [Defenders of Ukraine] metro stations.

According to preliminary data, the rockets flew from the city of Belgorod in the territory of Russia.

As a result of the shelling, a business, a high-rise apartment building, and a car dealership have been damaged. Several Russian shells hit the open area. Two craters remained in the ground.

The prosecutor's office emphasised that there are no military facilities in the specified territories.

In Chuhuiv, two houses have been damaged and a gas pipe has been damaged. According to the police, there are no casualties.

The prosecutor's office has initiated criminal proceedings under Part 1 of 438 Article (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.