Kharkiv shelling: 3 dead, 5 more injured
ROMAN PETRENKO — FRIDAY, 8 JULY 2022, 09:49
Russian troops massively shelled the Nemyshlianskyi district of Kharkiv on the evening of 7 July, killing three civilians.
Source: Oleh Syniehubov, head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration on Telegram
Quote from Syniehubov: "Residential buildings, garages, containers and outbuildings have been damaged. Our rescuers spent the entire evening extinguishing the fire. 3 civilians died and 5 have been injured as a result of the shelling."
Details: Syniehubov said that the night of 7-8 July was the first time in several weeks that there had been no night-time shelling of Kharkiv.
The occupiers tried to advance towards Dementiivka, but Ukrainian defenders stopped the attempt and forced the Russians to retreat.
Background: During the evening of 7 July, the occupiers shelled Kharkiv using MLRS, and there were explosions in Mykolaiv in the morning of 8 July.
