Russian strike on Kharkiv on June 7: Death toll rises
Photo: Body found under rubble in Kharkiv (facebook.com/DSNSKHARKIV)
In Kharkiv, the body of another victim was recovered from the rubble following a massive Russian strike on a business in the Kyivskyi district on June 7. This is the fifth victim, according to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
"Rescuers have just recovered the body of the fifth person from under the rubble of a civilian enterprise in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv," he said.
Earlier, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that in the morning, rescuers found and recovered the body of the fourth victim.
Search and rescue operations are continuing at the site of the Russian strike. There may still be people under the rubble.
The State Emergency Service also showed footage from the site.
Russian strike on Kharkiv on June 7
On June 7, Russian troops carried out a combined strike on Kharkiv with drones, guided aerial bombs, and missiles.
According to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, the Russians fired 40 strike drones at just one of the enterprises in the Kyivskyi district. 5 employees were injured as a result of the Russian attack.
Russian strike on a civilian enterprise caused significant damage and a large-scale fire in 4 production workshops with a total area of about 10,000 square meters.
During the rescue operation, another emergency occurred — a structural collapse, which injured one of the rescuers. However, rescuers managed to pull 2 people alive from under the rubble.
On June 10, rescuers found the first body of a victim under the rubble of the enterprise.
On June 11, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that rescuers had removed 2 bodies from under the rubble and found another one.
