Hypermarket shelling in Kharkiv: Number of victims and injured increased
Today, Russians carried out another terrorist attack aimed at the civilian population of Ukraine. The attack targeted the Epicenter hypermarket in Kharkiv, reports the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
According to the prosecutor's office, as of 20:45, it became known that the death toll had increased to three. In addition, 38 people were reported injured.
Updated at 20:56.
The mayor of the city Ihor Terekhov said that the number of wounded in the Epicenter has increased to forty. In addition, the number of victims has also increased, with four deaths reported so far.
Updated at 21:07.
The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, said that 16 people are currently missing.
He also noted that more than 200 people could have been in the Epicenter.
Shelling of the Epicenter in Kharkiv
Today, on May 25, the Russian military attacked the Epicenter construction hypermarket. Up to 200 people could have been in the building at the time of the attack. The strike took place a minute after the air raid alert was announced, and people would not have physically had time to leave the building.
Read more about the enemy shelling of Kharkiv here.