At least four dead, eleven wounded in artillery strike on Kharkiv - local officials

Record ID: 1686730

  • Title: At least four dead, eleven wounded in artillery strike on Kharkiv - local officials
  • Date: 30th August 2022
  • Summary: BLOOD STAIN ON PAVEMENT AMID DEBRIS
  • Embargoed: 13th September 2022 14:26
  • Keywords: Russian invasion casualties death toll eastern Ukraine shelling war in Ukraine
  • Location: KHARKIV, UKRAINE
  • City: KHARKIV, UKRAINE
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA003144730082022RP1
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  • Story Text: EDITORS NOTE: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
    Russian artillery hit downtown Kharkiv on Tuesday (August 30), leaving at least four people dead and eleven wounded, according to Kharkiv Region Prosecutor’s Office.
    The shelling hit multiple locations across Kharkiv, damaging administrative and multi-storey residential buildings, cars and a public restroom.
    “Some buildings sustained severe damages. Dozens of buildings were hit by shrapnel and other striking elements.” Said Dmytro Chubenko, a Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office spokesman.
    A local resident, Levhen, who was near the shelling said he hadn't been afraid.
    "It is the second time I am in such situation, and there is no fear," Ievhen told Reuters.
    Russia has repeatedly denied targeting civilian areas after launching what it called a "special military operation" in February, despite mounting evidence that its missiles have hit residential areas across the country.
    (Production: Andrii Pryimachenko)
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