Three times more than in April: Kharkiv mayor names number of shelling attacks on city in May
Photo: Mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov (Getty Images)
The Russian army attacked Kharkiv 76 times in May. This is three times more than in April, states the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov.
"Only in May, Kharkiv endured 76 shelling incidents, which is almost three times more than in April," wrote Terekhov.
According to him, 37 strikes were carried out by UMPB - D30 (aviation bombs), 25 by missiles, 12 by Shahed kamikaze drones, and 3 by Lancet UAVs.
The mayor also mentioned that air raid sirens were sounded in the city 193 times, totaling 474 hours and 55 minutes.
Shelling of Kharkiv
Kharkiv and its region are under constant shelling by Russian troops.
For instance, on May 25, Russia targeted the Epicentr construction hypermarket in Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs, resulting in the death of 19 people and injuring 54 others. On the same day, the Russians struck Central Park in the city again.
On March 31, Russian forces fired S-300 surface-to-air missiles at Kharkiv, partially destroying a five-story building and hitting the premises of an enterprise. The attack resulted in the death of 5 people and injury to 25 others, including two children.
