Russia hits hospital in Kharkiv with guided aerial bomb: 1 killed, 14 injured – photos, video
Russian forces have dropped a guided aerial bomb on a medical facility in Kharkiv’s Industrialnyi district, killing one person and injuring 14 others.
Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration
Quote: "In the Industrialnyi district, a guided bomb struck the building of a medical facility. Nearby is another building used for patient treatment… There is information about one fatality caused by the Russian guided bomb."
Details: The Russians struck the city of Kharkiv at around 11:30 in the morning.
Terekhov also reported that six people were injured in the attack.
He later added that the Russian guided bomb had damaged a house located near the medical facility.
Syniehubov reported that early information suggests the Russian bomb hit the roof of the medical facility. Among the injured is a 12-year-old girl who is experiencing an acute stress reaction.
Around 13:00, Syniehubov reported that the number of casualties had increased to 12. Four of them are in hospital.
At 14:23, Syniehubov reported that the number of casualties had risen to 14.
State Emergency Service rescue workers evacuated four people from the damaged medical facility building. The whereabouts of two more individuals are currently being established.
As a result of the strike, the second floor and roof of the building were partially destroyed, and a house and two vehicles were also damaged.
This news has been updated since publication.
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