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Russians strike hotel in Kharkiv region: Three injured, two-month-old baby killed

Russians strike hotel in Kharkiv region: Three injured, two-month-old baby killed Illustrative photo (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Russian invaders fired S-300 missiles at Zolochiv, Bohodukhiv district, Kharkiv region, at night, according to Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.

"Around 2:30 a.m. in Zolochiv, Bohodukhiv district, a three-story hotel was destroyed by two attacks by the occupiers with S-300 missiles," he says.

The Russian attack killed a two-month-old boy born on December 4, 2023. His body was recovered from the rubble of the hotel.

In addition, three women aged 21, 28 and 39 were injured. They were taken to a medical facility with explosive injuries and shrapnel wounds, including the mother of the deceased child.

The shelling also damaged seven private houses, 19 civilian infrastructure objects (shops, cafes, kiosks), two administrative buildings, and at least five civilian cars.

Russians strike hotel in Kharkiv region: Three injured, two-month-old baby killed

Photo: Russians shelled a hotel in Kharkiv region (t.me/synegubov)

Russians strike hotel in Kharkiv region: Three injured, two-month-old baby killed

Photo: Russians shelled a hotel in Kharkiv region (t.me/synegubov)

Russians strike hotel in Kharkiv region: Three injured, two-month-old baby killed

Photo: Russians shelled a hotel in Kharkiv region (t.me/synegubov)

Russian attack on Kharkiv on January 30

Around 4 p.m. on January 30, a series of explosions were heard in Kharkiv during the alarm. At the time, the Ukrainian Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat in the Kharkiv region.

Later, Syniehubov said that the Russian occupiers had attacked the Kharkiv district. There was no information about casualties or injuries.

Sinehubov also wrote that in the evening, Russians fired on the Zolochiv and Malodanylivka communities in the Kharkiv region. In particular, they fired with an Iskander-M missile.

On the evening of January 30, a series of explosions occurred in Kharkiv again. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Shahed-type attack drones were flying in the Kharkiv area.