Russians hit Kharkiv with missiles: there are casualties, a five-story building was destroyed – photo

On Friday afternoon, January 2, the Russians struck Kharkiv, there are casualties. This was reported by reported Mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov.

According to him, the occupiers struck the city center of Kharkiv. Later, he clarifiedthat the Russians struck a high-rise building in the Kyivskyi district.

According to preliminary information, there are casualties and significant destruction.

Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov statedIt is known that one person was wounded. All emergency services are heading to the site of the impact.

As of 14:51, 12 people have been reported injured, stated Terekhov.

UPDATED AT 15:23. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedAccording to preliminary data, the Russians struck with two missiles. The occupiers hit a residential area. One of the houses was significantly damaged. The exact number of casualties is not yet known.

Syniehubov clarifiedA five-story building was hit. So far, 13 people have been reported injured. Six people were taken to the hospital, one woman is in serious condition.

As a result of the strike, the building was completely destroyed and a fire broke out. The windows and facades of nearby buildings were also damaged.

UPDATED AT 15:43. The number of casualties has risen to 16. One person is in critical condition. stated Terekhov.

Syniehubov added, that, according to preliminary information, the occupiers used ballistic missiles. There is information that people are still under the rubble. Search and rescue operations are underway.

UPDATED AT 16:10. Head of the Regional Military Administration reportedIn Kharkiv, there are already 19 injured, including a six-month-old baby. The ages of the other injured range from 20 to 79 years old.

Almost all of them sustained blast injuries and injuries from glass fragments; one person suffered severe stress.

UPDATED at 17:13. At the Office of the Prosecutor General reportedThe number of casualties has increased to 25. The attack was reportedly carried out with two Iskander-type missiles. Residential buildings, shops, cafes, a supermarket, etc. were damaged.

UPDATED at 17:45. Number of wounded increased up to 30.

• On January 1, the Russians they struck with a guided aerial bomb ...through the ecopark in the suburbs of Kharkiv. As a result of the strike, a volunteer was injured, birds were killed, and the ecopark's premises were destroyed.