Russian strike on Kharkiv outskirts: death toll rises to 4, Nova Poshta terminal destroyed – video

Four civilians have been killed and six injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on the outskirts of Kharkiv on the night of 12-13 January.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Dmytro Yatsychenko, Head of the department of the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, speaking to Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne; Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office

Quote from Syniehubov: "The death toll from the enemy strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv has risen to four. Six people have suffered injuries of varying severity."

Details: Yatsychenko reported that Russian forces had used a double-tap strike tactic. The first attack involved ballistic missiles, followed by drones.

Rescue workers had to conduct search operations and free people from under the rubble.

The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office posted footage showing the aftermath of a strike on a Nova Poshta logistics terminal. The video shows extensive structural damage to the logistics centre and cargo vehicles destroyed by fire. Emergency services continue to work at the scene.

Background:

• Earlier, Syniehubov reported that two people had been killed and three injured in a combined Russian attack on the outskirts of Kharkiv.
• In addition, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that a Russian Shahed drone had hit a children's sanatorium in the city's Shevchenkivskyi district, causing a fire.

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