Russian strike near Kharkiv kills four, injures more
Russians carried out a ballistic missile strike on the Kharkiv region on Tuesday night (Photo: State Emergency Service)
The number of casualties from the enemy strike on the Kharkiv suburbs, specifically at the Nova Poshta terminal, has risen to four, while the number of injured has also increased to six, according to a post by the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Oleh Syniehubov.
“The number of people killed as a result of the enemy strike on the Kharkiv suburbs has reached four. Additionally, six people sustained injuries of varying severity,” wrote the regional governor.
Later, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported that the strike caused structural damage to the terminal buildings and several fire spots covering a total area of about 500 sq.m.
“DSNS personnel rescued 30 people, including two who were pulled from under the rubble of the collapsed building. Emergency rescue operations and fire suppression are ongoing. DSNS units are working at the site under the threat of continuous enemy shelling,” the rescuers reported.
Photo: Rescuers at the site of the incident in the Kharkiv suburbs (DSNS Ukraine)
Photo: Rescuers at the site of the incident in the Kharkiv suburbs (DSNS Ukraine)
Photo: Rescuers at the site of the incident in the Kharkiv suburbs (DSNS Ukraine)
Photo: Rescuers at the site of the incident in the Kharkiv suburbs (DSNS Ukraine)
Photo: Rescuers at the site of the incident in the Kharkiv suburbs (DSNS Ukraine)
Photo: Rescuers at the site of the incident in the Kharkiv suburbs (DSNS Ukraine)
Enemy strike on the Kharkiv suburbs: what is known
According to reports, a few minutes earlier, it was confirmed that Russia hit the Nova Poshta terminal near Kharkiv. The regional prosecutor's office released footage showing the aftermath of the attack. The video shows not only DSNS personnel extinguishing fires and clearing debris but also rescuers carrying injured people on stretchers to ambulances.
Most likely, the stretchers were carrying employees of Nova Poshta, as the clothing of one person in the footage resembled the company's uniform, though it was not clearly visible.
The Russian forces struck the Kharkiv suburbs with ballistic missiles in the early hours of January 13, with the Ukrainian Air Force warning of high-speed targets approaching the city. In addition to this attack, the enemy also targeted the city center itself, where a Shahed drone hit a children's sanatorium, causing a fire at the site in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
Attacks on Kharkiv and the surrounding region are a regular Russian tactic. The Russian units constantly strike the Kharkiv region, targeting both civilians and critical infrastructure to pressure Ukraine into surrendering and abandoning Donbas, as well as the occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions that Russia has managed to seize.
For example, before this attack, the enemy struck the Kharkiv region on January 9, 10, and 11.
