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Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with S-300 and Shahed missiles. See the consequences in the photos of photographers Yakov Lyashenko and Yevhen Gertner

29.12.2023
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Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko

Photo by Yevgeny Getner

On the eve of the new year, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv in two waves. On the evening of December 30, six S-300 anti-aircraft missiles hit the central part of Kharkiv.

Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko  

After that, on the night of December 31, they were also attacked by drones of the type “Shahed-136/131".

Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko

Fortunately, there are no casualties as a result of enemy attack. On the other hand, 28 people were injured in varying degrees of severity, including two children and a foreign journalist.

Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko

Police of Kharkiv region reported that high-rise buildings, shops, a hotel, cafes, office premises and cars were damaged in the city.

Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko

“On the eve of the New Year, the Russians want to intimidate our city, but we will not be afraid - we are invincible and invincible!” said the mayor of the city Igor Terekhov.

Photo by Yevgeny Gertner

The material was created with the support of The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.

The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Bildeditor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar

Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko

Photo by Yevgeny Getner

On the eve of the new year, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv in two waves. On the evening of December 30, six S-300 anti-aircraft missiles hit the central part of Kharkiv.

Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko  

After that, on the night of December 31, they were also attacked by drones of the type “Shahed-136/131".

Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko

Fortunately, there are no casualties as a result of enemy attack. On the other hand, 28 people were injured in varying degrees of severity, including two children and a foreign journalist.

Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko

Police of Kharkiv region reported that high-rise buildings, shops, a hotel, cafes, office premises and cars were damaged in the city.

Photo by Yakiv Lyashenko

“On the eve of the New Year, the Russians want to intimidate our city, but we will not be afraid - we are invincible and invincible!” said the mayor of the city Igor Terekhov.

Photo by Yevgeny Gertner

The material was created with the support of The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.

The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Bildeditor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar

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