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Prosecutor's office reveals details and where Russia attacks Kharkiv from

Prosecutor's office reveals details and where Russia attacks Kharkiv from Photo: aftermath of the Kharkiv shelling (t.me/synegubov)

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv today, August 30, with five guided aerial bombs from a Su-34 aircraft. The launches were carried out from the village of Dubovoe, near Belgorod, according to statements from Alexander Filchakov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, and Volodymyr Tymoshko, head of the Main Department of the National Police in Kharkiv region.

"Investigators and prosecutors have established that these guided aerial bombs were launched from the settlement of Dubovoe in the Belgorod region. This settlement is located 25 kilometers from the state border. In this case, the enemy used a Su-34 aircraft," Filchakov said.

According to him, the distance from the launch site to the nearest bomb impact site is 65 kilometers.

Tymoshko stated that the Russians launched five guided aerial bombs at the city.

"Preliminarily, these are 250-kilogram or 500-kilogram guided aerial bombs. We will determine this when we examine all the fragments. We will be able to provide more detailed information within 2-3 hours," he added.

Strike on Kharkiv

Today, August 30, Russian forces struck Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs. One of the bombs hit a 12-story residential building.

It is reported that five civilians were killed, including a child. Additionally, around 50 people were injured.