The impact of several Russian projectiles on a residential area in the city of Kharkiv (northeast Ukraine) It caused the death of three civilians and 56 injuries.according to Ukrainian authorities.
“Russian terrorists have attacked Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs again. Unfortunately, they fell into a residential building,” wrote the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyon their social networks.
“My condolences to all those who have lost loved ones,” he added.
The event occurred on Saturday, and this Sunday Shocking images were released of the moment when one of the bombs hits in broad daylight and in a civilian area. Images captured by a security camera indicate that the event took place on Saturday after 9 a.m. local time. In the same You can see a woman walking, dozens of cars driving, when suddenly a projectile hits a few meters away.
He quickly tries to cross the street and gets lost in the image, while a group of people, visibly disturbed, they run away.
The detonation destroyed several windows and structures at the impact site.
The regional governor, Oleg Synegubov, reported 56 injuries. “Doctors are fighting for the lives of 4 patients: two women and two men, who are in serious condition.”
Among the deceased is a woman waiting at a tram stop, a man who was in the center of the impact site and a security guard who was a few meters away. Among the wounded, meanwhile, There are two minors, 12 and 13 years old.
“The city has been hit four times,” denounced the city’s mayor, Igor Terejov. “One of the attacks has affected a dense residential area,” he added on his Telegram account.
Zelensky, for his part, took advantage of the occasion to ask Ukraine’s allies for “brave decisions” that would allow Russian fighter jets to be destroyed “wherever they are,” in reference to Russian territory.
“We have already shown that it is possible to protect people’s lives from the terror of missiles, in particular clearing border areas of terrorist launches. Protection against bombs is also needed,” he said, alluding to the recent decision by kyiv’s allies to allow attacks against targets on Russian soil in the vicinity of Kharkiv province.
On the same Saturday, Russia launched a new wave of attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and bombings in the south and east of the country that left at least seven dead, Ukrainian authorities reported this Saturday.
This is the eighth “massive” attack against Ukrainian energy infrastructure in the last three months, indicated the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported an attack “with long-range and high-precision weapons from the air and sea” and with “drones”with the aim of hitting “Ukrainian energy facilities that fuel weapons production.”
He also noted that arsenals of weapons “provided by Western countries to the Ukrainian army” were attacked. “All the objectives set were achieved,” he added.
The Ukrainian army reported that Russia launched a total of 16 missiles and 13 drones against its energy infrastructure. The anti-aircraft defense shot down all but four, he added.
Russian bombings damaged “equipment at Ukrenergo facilities [el operador eléctrico] in the regions of Zaporizhzhia and Lviv,” said the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy.
Russia has systematically attacked the energy infrastructure of Ukraine, invaded by Moscow in February 2022, causing lasting damage to critical facilities.
(With information from Reuters and AFP)
