In Russian assault on Kharkiv, at least four people died and 38 others were hurt.
Governor Synegubov announced in a Telegram video that two of the people who perished were employees of the Epizentr chain market in the northeastern part of Kharkiv. Initially, there were reports of two fatalities and 24 injured.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi revealed that there were potentially "over 200" people inside the DIY store. He shared this information on Telegram and stated that emergency services had been dispatched to help the injured and put out the fire. Kharkiv was again targeted by Russia, but this time during broad daylight, Zelensky mentioned.
Three individuals, as per the governor, lost their lives due to two guided missiles striking the DIY store. Synegubov said that communication with certain employees was lost. "Based on what we know, there could still be patrons in the building," he said. Reportedly, about 200 people were present in the store when it got targeted. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed: "There are many missing individuals and many wounded."
There were posts on social media with images of a substantial black plume of smoke drifting from the building. Authorities asserted that an area spanning 10,000 to 15,000 square meters was ablaze.
Displayed by the Russian news agency Tass, security sources claimed that the store housed a "military base and command center."
Following the strike, Zelensky petitioned Ukraine's Western allies to furnish his nation with additional air defense systems. "With adequate air defense systems and contemporary fighter aircraft, Russian attacks like this would be unattainable," the president emphasized. "Every day we ask the world: provide us with air defense, rescue people."
French President Emmanuel Macron termed the attack "unacceptable." He expressly communicated "the anguish of the Ukrainian people" on the online service X, and declared "France stands by your side."
The second-largest city in Ukraine, Kharkiv is located in the northeastern part of the country and often becomes the target of Russian attacks. Authorities reported that seven casualties resulted from Russian bombardments in the city on Thursday.
Another attack took place in Kharkiv on Saturday, injuring 14 people in the city center.
On May 10, the Russian military commenced an offensive in the region, according to Ukrainian prosecutors. Moreover, the village of Kupjansk-Vuslowyj, a rail station close to the border, was shelled by the Russians, hurting five individuals. The incident involved a vehicle with two occupants and an ambulance with a driver, a paramedic, and a 64-year-old patient.
According to a report, a factory and residences got damaged in airstrikes in the Kupjansk district. Additionally, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, a 40-year-old woman was killed by Russian shelling on Saturday, according to Vadym Filashkin, the local administrator.
Meanwhile, the governor of the nearby Russian region of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, stated that two individuals were slain in a Ukrainian attack on the village of Oktyabrsky. Gladkov announced an additional ten individuals were injured, including an eight-year-old child.
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Source: www.stern.de
