Russian forces strike central Kharkiv again: 18 casualties, 1 child in critical condition – photos
Russian forces carried out another attack on the city of Kharkiv around 19:00 Kyiv time on Saturday, 25 May, hitting a densely populated residential area. Six civilians sustained injuries in the attack.
Source: Ihor Terekhov, Kharkiv Mayor, on Telegram; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Details: At 19:10, Terekhov said an explosion occurred in central Kharkiv.
He later added that Russian forces hit a densely populated residential area.
Later still, Terekhov said two civilians sustained injuries in the Russian attack on Kharkiv city centre.
Syniehubov said that six civilians had been injured in the attack on central Kharkiv.
A 13-year-old boy was injured in the attack and has been hospitalised.
At 19:52, Terekhov updated the count of casualties, saying that 11 people were injured in the attack. Syniehubov later said that the number of casualties had risen to 12.
At 20:29, Syniehubov said that the number of casualties had risen to 14.
The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office later said that 18 people were injured in the Russian strike on central Kharkiv, including a 13-year-old child.
Quote from the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office: "Russian forces carried out a missile strike on central Kharkiv around 19:00 on 25 May.
Several office buildings were hit. Several administrative buildings, a supermarket, residential buildings, a post office, cars, and other civilian facilities were also damaged.
Eighteen civilians were injured, including a 13-year-old boy. He is in critical condition.
Preliminary reports indicate that [Russian forces] deployed an S-300 missile in this attack on Kharkiv."
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