Russia strike Kharkiv with missiles launched from Belgorod, Russia
IRYNA BALACHUK – WEDNESDAY, 3 AUGUST 2022, 08:58
Russian forces struck the city of Kharkiv on the night of 2 August with missiles launched from the Russian city of Belgorod [in Belgorod Oblast, near the Russian-Ukrainian border - ed.].
Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote: "Around 04:00, the Russian occupiers carried out two strikes on Kharkiv. The missiles were launched from Belgorod – according to preliminary information, from an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system."
Details: Syniehubov said that one of the Russian missiles struck a civilian industrial facility in the Novobavarskyi neighbourhood, damaging the building. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties.
The other missile hit the ground in the Kholodnohirskyi district.
Earlier: Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, said that two powerful explosions were heard during an air-raid in the city of Kharkiv on the night of 2 August.
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