President Volodymyr Zelensky said a block of flats was ‘completely destroyed’ in the attack
President Volodymyr Zelensky said a block of flats was ‘completely destroyed’ in the attack
Ukraine’s president condemned Russian strike At least six people were killed and 16 were injured in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on August 17, the region’s governor said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said a block of flats was “completely destroyed” in the attack, which he said “had no justification and showed the attacker’s powerlessness”.
“We will not forgive, we will take revenge”, the president said on the Telegram app.
Mayor Igor Terekhov said on Telegram that the strike set a block of flats in the northeastern city on fire.
He had previously put the number at three dead and ten wounded, but regional governor Oleg Sinegubov said the number had risen.
“Unfortunately after the bombing there has been an increase in the number of deaths and injuries: six people were killed and 16 were injured,” Mr. Sinegubov said on Telegram.
Kharkiv was besieged In the first days of the invasion in February.
But Russian forces – largely backed by artillery fire and missile strikes – have not been able to take control of Ukraine’s second city.
Officials say hundreds of people have died in the area.
On August 15, Russian shelling in the city killed at least one person and injured six others, senior police officer Sergei Bolvinov said on Facebook.
The bulk of Russia’s offensive now focused on southern and eastern Ukraine.