State Emergency Service tackles aftermath of Russian guided bomb strikes on Kharkiv – photos, video

Olha Hlushchenko — 14 October, 01:24
State Emergency Service tackles aftermath of Russian guided bomb strikes on Kharkiv – photos, video
Firefighters extinguishing fire. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has posted photos and a video of firefighters dealing with the aftermath of Russian guided bomb strikes on the city of Kharkiv on the night of 13-14 October.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Quote: "Enemy aerial strikes on the city of Kharkiv have caused destruction and fires and injured people."

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Details: Russian forces attacked Kharkiv using guided aerial bombs

Firefighters extinguishing fire
Firefighters extinguishing fire
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

One of the strikes hit the premises of a hospital in the Saltivskyi district of the city. A single-storey garage building was partially destroyed, while a three-storey medical facility, an industrial building and several cars were damaged. Two separate outbreaks of fire were recorded.

Fire appliance near a damaged building
Fire appliance near a damaged building
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Damaged cars and a building on fire
Damaged cars and a building on fire
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Firefighters extinguishing fire
Firefighters extinguishing fire
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Confirming the information provided by Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration and the city council, the State Emergency Service stated that all patients who were in the hospital at the time of the guided bomb strikes had been transferred to another medical facility where they are now being examined by doctors.

The report also added that State Emergency Service units, including bomb disposal experts and psychologists, together with police officers and medical and municipal workers, are working at the scene.

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