Russian ballistic strike hits apartment block in Kharkiv: 3 killed, 10 injured – photos
Russian forces struck a multi-storey residential building in the city of Kharkiv with a ballistic missile on the night of 6-7 March, killing three people and injuring at least 10.
Source: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Gwara.Media, a Kharkiv-based independent newsroom; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration
Quote from Terekhov: "A targeted ballistic strike on a multi-storey building in the Kyivskyi district has been confirmed. There is large-scale destruction and a fire. People may be trapped under the rubble."
Details: Local media outlets reported explosions at around 01:35.
Syniehubov said that as of 02:35 six people, including an 11-year-old boy, were receiving medical assistance.
He added at 03:20 that the number of people injured had risen to 10.
Quote from Syniehubov: "Ten people are known to have been injured, including two boys aged 11 and 6. A 17-year-old girl has also been injured.
The entrance section of a five-storey residential building was destroyed and two floors of a neighbouring building were also damaged in the enemy strike.
A search and rescue operation is ongoing at the scene. Early reports indicate that up to 10 people, including a child, may still be trapped under the rubble."
Update: At 04:30, Syniehubov reported that rescue workers had recovered the body of a 65-year-old woman from under the rubble.
At 05:00, Terekhov said rescue workers had found the second body.
At 06:20, he added that the third body had been found under the rubble of the apartment building.
Background: Russian forces launched ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv on the night of 6-7 March, with a series of powerful explosions heard in the city.
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