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Russians strike Kharkiv, injuring three people and damaging apartment building – photos

Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 20:11
Russians strike Kharkiv, injuring three people and damaging apartment building – photos
Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv's Shevchenkivskyi district on the evening of 5 November, causing damage to a residential building and injuring three people.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, on Telegram; Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram

Quote: "According to preliminary reports, there has been a strike on the Shevchenkivskyi district, near a residential area... A five-storey residential building has been damaged. The windows on the first, third and fourth floors have shattered, and cars around the house are damaged. A woman was injured."

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Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

Details: Syniehubov said the Russians had used a UAV in the strike.

The relevant services are currently investigating the site of the strike.

Update: Syniehubov later reported that two women aged 72 and 56 were injured as a result of the strike. Both received medical assistance at the scene.

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Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

 The Prosecutor’s Office subsequently updated the number of civilians injured to three.

Quote from the Prosecutor's Office: "A drone hit the road surface in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the city. Three civilians suffered injuries and acute stress reactions.

Damage was caused to the windows of nearby high-rise residential buildings, a shop, an educational facility and two civilian vehicles."

 
Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

Background: The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed earlier reports that the Russians used a Geran-2 drone.

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