Search and rescue operations in high-rise building in Kharkiv completed: three killed, 36 injured – photos

Rescue workers have completed rescue work and have cleared the rubble in a nine-storey building that was attacked by Russian troops on the evening of 30 October. The attack killed three people, including teenagers aged 13 and 15.

Source: State Emergency Service (SES)

Quote: "As a result of the enemy strike, three people have been killed, including two children, and 36 others were injured."

Details: It is noted that fire-and-rescue workers from the Kharkiv, Luhansk and Ivano-Frankivsk fire stations of the SES as well as SES Special Rapid Response Centre no. 2 were involved in dealing with the aftermath.

In addition, SES psychologists worked at the scene and provided assistance to 32 people.

Background:

• On the evening of 30 October, Russian troops used a guided aerial bomb to destroy two storeys of an apartment block in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi District. A 12-year-old boy was killed. On 31 October, rescue workers retrieved the body of a civilian man aged 25 to 30.
• Later, rescue workers recovered the body of a 15-year-old boy from under the rubble.

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