Today, September 1, Russian troops struck three locations of the city more than 10 times: the Kharkiv Sports Palace, the shopping center in the Saltivsky district, and also recorded “arrivals” near the Hydropark in the Kiev district. Among the damages are a branch of “Nova Poshta”, shops, a sports complex, a shopping center, cars and one of the energy facilities.
According to managerKharkiv police officer Oleg Synegubov, several explosions were heard in the city. “The occupiers treacherously struck in the middle of the day in the middle of the day where hundreds of Kharkiv residents visit every day. Real terrorism,” says the head of the OVA.
Sinegubov also noted that the operation to analyze the rubble in the sports complex, where there was one of the missile strikes, continues: “People can still be under the rubble, so search and rescue work continues. One man who works there as an electrician was locked among the rubble. He is safe now. At least 6 arrivals were recorded near the sports complex, some of which hit the ground.”
MayorIgor Terekhov noted that as of 17:38 there is information about 44 victims. “Seven of them are children, the smallest is three months old,” he added.
Terekhov noted that 22 people were injured as a result of the attack on the Saltivsky district, among them two children and two doctors. The ambulance was traveling to the site of the rocket attack, the doctors did not even have time to help the wounded, because they themselves came under fire.
“The brigade immediately left, they stopped in front of the shopping center. And then there was a second arrival, a hit nearby, the car was damaged by debris. The doctor got a traumatic brain injury, the paramedic - a fracture of the lower leg with a fragment. Fortunately, the driver was not injured. The paramedic's condition is stable, he is not threatened by anything, he is operated on. The doctor has not yet come to his senses,” said the head of the Emergency Medical Aid Center Viktor Zabashta.
Head of Kharkiv Oblast prosecutor's officeAlexander Filchakov reported that, according to preliminary information, the occupiers hit Kharkiv with Iskander-M missiles.
“Investigators and prosecutors during the inspection of the scene found and removed debris from the rocket that hit today a few meters from the entrance to the Target hypermarket in the Saltivsky district. These are metal fragments of a characteristic green color, this color is characteristic of Iskander-M missiles, — the prosecutor noted.
In the evening, the Russians again shelled the city.
Recall, on August 30, at noon, the troops of the Russian Federation carried out Five aerial attacksfrom the Belgorod region with ammunition UMPB D-30 to Kharkov. The bodies of the dead at the entrance, wounded children, burned cars, a high-rise building engulfed in flames - these are the consequences of another Russian bombardment of Kharkov with guided air bombs.
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