Russian army strikes high-rise building in Kharkiv with guided bombs: Fatalities reported
Illustrative photo: A Russian bomber attacked Kharkiv (Getty Images)
On the evening of October 8, the Russian army attacked Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs, hitting a high-rise building, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.
"Preliminarily, a guided bomb struck a high-rise building in the Kyivskyi district," wrote the mayor.
According to him, one fatality was reported as a result of the strike.
Syniehubov stated that according to preliminary data, there were casualties as a result of the attack.
Terekhov later wrote that the number of fatalities had risen to two due to the strike with guided bombs in Kharkiv.
Syniehubov clarified that in Kharkiv, hits were recorded in open areas. In total, the enemy used about four air bombs.
According to him, the victims were a man and a woman who were on the street at the time of the attack.
At least three people were wounded.
Attacks on Kharkiv
This is not the first time that the Russian army has used its powerful bombs to strike high-rise buildings in Kharkiv.
Specifically, on September 24, the enemy targeted high-rise buildings in the Kyivskyi and Saltivskyi districts of the city, causing floors in one of the buildings to collapse.
As a result of that attack, dozens of civilian casualties were reported, along with fatalities.
Mayor Terekhov mentioned that in September alone, Russian forces shelled Kharkiv more than fifty times.
