Russian strike on Kharkiv outskirts: four Nova Poshta employees killed, distribution hub 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; Nova Poshta on Telegram
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.
Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office posted footage showing the aftermath of a strike on a Nova Poshta distribution hub. The video shows extensive structural damage to the logistics centre and lorries destroyed by fire. Emergency services continue to work at the scene.
Updated: Nova Poshta reported on the morning of 13 January that four of its employees had been killed in a Russian missile strike: two staff members at a sorting centre and two drivers from a partner delivery company.
Four more employees were injured, including three sorting centre workers and one partner driver.
"They are currently in hospital under medical supervision. Their lives are not in danger," the company said.
Nova Poshta added that it is in constant contact with the families of those killed and is providing all necessary support.
"We will also reach out to customers whose parcels were destroyed and compensate them for their losses," the company noted.
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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